puckish
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++puck·ish /ˈpʌkɪʃ/ adjective [usually before noun] literary JOKEshowing that you are amused by other people, and like to make jokes about them 淘气的,顽皮的 a puckish grin 调皮的一笑 —puckishly adverb
Examples from the Corpus
puckish• But the smile is puckish indeed, and breaks through the formality of the posture often.• But I have puckish news for you.• Basil Rocke had a very puckish sense of humour and wryness which veiled a deep kindliness.• For all his genius, Fermi had a decidedly puckish side.Origin puckish (1800-1900) Puck evil spirit in old English storiespuck·ish adjectiveChineseSyllable
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puckish
puck‧ish /ˈpʌkɪʃ/
adjective [usually before noun] literary
a puckish grin
—puckishly adverb
puck‧ish /ˈpʌkɪʃ/
adjective [usually before noun] literary Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Puck evil spirit in old English stories
showing that you are amused by other people, and like to make jokes about them:Origin: Puck evil spirit in old English stories
—puckishly adverb