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[ wag-ish ] / ˈwæg ɪʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR waggish ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivelike a wag; roguish in merriment and good humor; jocular: Fielding and Sterne are waggish writers. characteristic of or befitting a wag: waggish humor. Origin of waggishFirst recorded in 1580–90; wag + -ish1 SYNONYMS FOR waggish1 jocund, mischievous, merry, jocose, droll, comical, funny. SEE SYNONYMS FOR waggish ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for waggish1. See humorous1. OTHER WORDS FROM waggishwag·gish·ly, adverbwag·gish·ness, nounWords nearby waggishwage slave, wageworker, wagga, Wagga Wagga, waggery, waggish, waggle, waggle dance, waggler, waggly, waggon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for waggishThe third-day story, as I recall, fell to John Kifner, then a waggish youngster, later a great foreign correspondent. A Short History of the F-Bomb|John Leo|April 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST “The Spawn of Carefully Spent Sperm,” a waggish still childless friend of mine suggested. When Did 'Sperm Washing' Replace Disco Dates?|Kevin Sessums|October 22, 2008|DAILY BEAST Much obliged for agreeing with me, commented Jerry with a waggish nod toward the kindly-disposed timepiece. Marjorie Dean High School Senior|Pauline Lester In one hand he trailed a gun, and at his heels trotted a waggish spaniel of immense importance and infinitesimal size. Aladdin O'Brien|Gouverneur Morris
Blackie's text books of Greek Dialogues are full of the most waggish remarks. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland|Daniel Turner Holmes "No; that isn't it," he said, chiding her with a waggish forefinger. Alice Adams|Booth Tarkington Or worse, did some waggish, but inconsiderate friend ever send you a fools-cap and a hamper of stones? The Comic Latin Grammar|Percival Leigh
Words related to waggishamusing, blithe, bubbly, cheerful, comical, frolicsome, funny, gay, humorous, jaunty, jesting, jocular, jocund, joking, jolly, joyous, kittenish, lighthearted, lively, merry |