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puckish

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 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
puckishBut 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 stories
puck·ish adjectiveChineseSyllable
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puckish
puckish /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:
    a puckish grin
—puckishly adverb


puck·ishBrE /ˈpʌkɪʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpʌkɪʃ/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] (literary) enjoying playing tricks on other people 顽皮的;淘气的;爱恶作剧的 SYN mischievous