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knavish

[ ney-vish ]

adjective

  1. like or befitting a knave; untrustworthy; dishonest.
  2. Archaic. waggish; roguish; mischievous.


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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ì²Ô²¹±¹î€ƒi²õ³ó·±ô²â adverb
  • °ì²Ô²¹±¹î€ƒi²õ³ó·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of knavish1

First recorded in 1350–1400, knavish is from the Middle English word knavyssh. See knave, -ish 1
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Describing Sandy, Jefferson noted, “He is greatly addicted to drink, and when drunk is insolent and disorderly, in his conversation he swears much, and in his behavior is artful and knavish.”

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Jess is direct but guarded when it comes to her life, and John is pretentious and calculating, though he gets Jess to open up with his knavish charm.

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At one point Mobius freezes the footage to analyze Loki's knavish grin so he can see what everybody else sees, which is someone who delights in others' agony.

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Teacher of strange ways is Love, that knavish boy, maker of mischief.

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Which shrewd and knavish sprites devised the Faerie Kebabs, each one a toothpick jammed into an olive, a mushroom and a dried apricot?

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