roguish
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rogu·ish
(rō′gĭsh)adj.
1. Deceitful; unprincipled: Set adrift by his roguish crew, the captain of the ship spent a week alone at sea.
2. Playfully mischievous: a roguish grin.
rogu′ish·ly adv.
rogu′ish·ness n.
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roguish
(ˈrəʊɡɪʃ)adj
1. dishonest or unprincipled
2. mischievous or arch
ˈroguishly adv
ˈroguishness n
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ro•guish
(ˈroʊ gɪʃ)adj.
1. dishonest, knavish, or rascally.
2. playfully mischievous.
ro′guish•ly, adv.
ro′guish•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | roguish - playful in an appealingly bold way; "a roguish grin" playful - full of fun and high spirits; "playful children just let loose from school" |
2. | roguish - lacking principles or scruples; "the rascally rabble"; "the tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy" - W.M. Thackaray; "the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew" dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive |
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roguish
adjective
1. mischievous, arch, cheeky, playful, impish, coquettish, puckish, frolicsome, ludic (literary), waggish, sportive She had a roguish grin.
2. unprincipled, criminal, crooked, deceiving, shady (informal), fraudulent, dishonest, unscrupulous, swindling, rascally, deceitful, villainous, raffish, knavish He was a roguish thief.
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[ˈrəʊgɪʃ] adj (look, smile) → malizioso/a; (child) → birichino/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995