Waggishly

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a waggish manner.

    "‘Doctor,’ says I, looking waggishly at him, ‘do you know ever a rhyme for Aristotle?’ ‘Port, if you plaise,’ says Mr. Goldsmith, laughing. And we had six rhymes for Aristotle before we left the coffee-house that evening."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a waggish manner wordnet

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in fun

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"‘Doctor,’ says I, looking waggishly at him, ‘do you know ever a rhyme for Aristotle?’ ‘Port, if you plaise,’ says Mr. Goldsmith, laughing. And we had six rhymes for Aristotle before we left the coffee-house that evening."

Etymology

From waggish + -ly.

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