adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Unprincipled or unscrupulous.
2. 2
   Mischievous and playful. idiomatic

   ""She'll be a match for poor little Cupid, with his tiny bow and arrow, I dare say," said Grace Fitzgerald, with a roguish eye."

Adjective

1. 1
   lacking principles or scruples wordnet
2. 2
   playful in an appealingly bold way wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

blackguardlydevilishanticarchbaseblackguardly

Example

More examples

"He was a tall boy, with curly brown hair, roguish hazel eyes, and a mouth twisted into a teasing smile."

Etymology

From rogue + -ish.

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