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roguish

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++rogu·ish /ˈrəʊɡɪʃ $ ˈroʊ-/ adjective  BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSsomeone with a roguish expression or smile looks amused, especially because they have done something slightly dishonest or wrong 〔表情或笑容〕淘气的,调皮的roguishly adverb
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roguishCorbett had always liked Prince Edward; he had a roguish air, coupled with an almost childlike innocence.Perhaps I was showing too many teeth which could make me appear roguish and untrustworthy.She has the roguish attractiveness of a kitten and has known for weeks that the Captain looks at her.In the golden days of cinema, feuds often erupted between roguish directors and powerful studio heads.I treasure a bulging mental file of his roguish observations on fellow critics and luminaries in the music trade.
rogu·ish adjectiveChineseSyllable
a amused, with looks or roguish expression someone especially smile Corpus


roguish
roguish /ˈrəʊɡɪʃ $ ˈroʊ-/ adjective
someone with a roguish expression or smile looks amused, especially because they have done something slightly dishonest or wrong
—roguishly adverb


roguishBrE /ˈrəʊɡɪʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈroʊɡɪʃ/ 🔊 adjective (usually approving) (of a person ) pleasant and amusing but looking as if they might do sth wrong 调皮捣蛋的;顽皮的a roguish smile顽皮的微笑 roguish·ly BrE /ˈrəʊɡɪʃli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈroʊɡɪʃli/ 🔊 adverb