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[ roh-gish ] / ˈroʊ gɪʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR roguish ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivepertaining to, characteristic of, or acting like a rogue; knavish or rascally. playfully mischievous: a roguish smile. Origin of roguishFirst recorded in 1565–75; rogue + -ish1 OTHER WORDS FROM roguishro·guish·ly, adverbro·guish·ness, nounWords nearby roguishrogue's march, rogue state, rogue's yarn, rogue trader, rogue wave, roguish, Röhm, Rohnert Park, Rohrer, Roh Tae Woo, Rohypnol Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for roguishThe overall effect was that hirstute Harry looked more dashing and roguish than ever. Hairy Harry Keeps His Magnificent Polar Beard For Christmas as Prince George Is A No-Show||December 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST For Andrew was once Harry, the roguish younger brother who could do no wrong, but it's a very different story today. Prince Andrew's Lonely Globetrotting Life|Tom Sykes|September 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST Even more emphatically, Urquhart—with a roguish smile—turns her picture facedown on his desk. Rewind: BBC’s Iconic Political Thriller ‘House of Cards’ Still Captivates|Jace Lacob|January 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST Successfully navigating a personal and professional relationship with the roguish Bond has prepared her for anything. 10 Fictional Replacements for CIA Chief David Petraeus|Ben Teitelbaum, Laura Colarusso|November 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
With a roguish smile, Palin responded, “That sounds like Steve Schmidt!” Sarah Drops the Act|Tina Brown|November 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST Course, I sends back the roguish wink, and by the end of the week we was callin' each other by our pet names. Page 172: rougish amended to roguish; crows amended to crowns. When they first arrive, it is observed, they are simple and very innocent creatures; but soon turn to be roguish enough. Some Historical Account of Guinea, Its Situation, Produce, and the General Disposition of Its Inhabitants|Anthony Benezet He beckoned to Caleb; and there were mutual, smiling, roguish negotiations between Caleb and the priest. "One for you and one for me, but you see I've put them together," said he with a roguish gleam in his eye. Madame Flirt|Charles E. Pearce
British Dictionary definitions for roguish
adjectivedishonest or unprincipled mischievous or arch Derived forms of roguishroguishly, adverbroguishness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to roguishplayful, impish, sly, devilish, crafty, crooked, cunning, deceptive, dishonest, fraudulent, knavish, lying, naughty, puckish, shifty, slick, sneaky, tricky, underhand, underhanded |