He was a tall boy, with curly brown hair, roguish hazel eyes, and a mouth twisted into a teasing smile.
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Roguish
/ˈɹəʊɡɪʃ/
Synonyms for "roguish" (67 found)
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Adjective(4 words)
elfishelvishfoolishfrolicsomefull of mischiefhigh spiritedhigh-spiritedimpiousimpishinfamousjocosejollykittenishknavishlyingmendacious
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mischief-lovingmischievousnaughtynotoriouspixilatedplayfulprankishpranksomeprankypuckishrascallyrecreantreprobatescampishscapegracescoundrellyshiftysportivetrickishtricksy
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6 entriesroguish behaviorroguish charmroguish demeanorroguish grinroguish humorroguish smile
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A jingle of tinkling bells mingled with the squeak of a viola; the guffaws of a rompish company blended with the tuneless chanting of discordant minstrels, and the gray parrot in its golden cage, suspended from one of the oaken beams of the ceiling, shook its feathers for the twentieth time and screamed vindictively at the roguish band.
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"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.
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Hortense, with her rich chestnut locks so luxuriantly knotted, plaited, twisted, as if she did not know how to dispose of all their abundance, with her vermillion lips, damask cheek, and roguish laughing eye.
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