roguish
3
6.7
- adjective
- /ˈroʊɡɪʃ/
- Green Arrow was precisely a happy medium between the relentlessness of the Punisher and the cautiousness of the Vigilante, a man with a roguish, devil-may-care attitude but also a mission of justice.
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Examples
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Ray asked, a roguish tilt to his eyebrows.
Fiction book (2000) -
But Mary Eliza put an end to Angus's roguish ways; indeed, she did.
Fiction book (1993) -
I think it makes you look roguish.
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And now he is smiling, though there is something roguish in his eyes.
Fiction book (1997) -
Though he remained in office, Clinton paid a heavy price for his roguish ways.
Academic text (2011) -
I figured the whole breaking and entering thing made me seem charming, roguish.
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Braden always responded to the women he met with a roguish smile.
Fiction book (2002) -
"You know," he said, favoring Heliya with a roguish smile, "with emperor penguins, the mothers go off and hunt for food."
Fiction book (1999) -
Maid Marian smiled, showing sly dimples, looking as merry and roguish as the outlaws who worshipped her.
Fiction book (1999) -
He flashed a roguish grin that made everyone around him laugh.
Synonyms
32
4.8
Being rude in a playful way that shows little respect
27
3.5
Causing playful trouble that is not harmful
22
5.8
Being playful and a little rude in a way that teases people
16
4.4
Being very naughty in a playful, clever way
9
7.9
Playfully teasing in a sly way
6
6.1
Playfully naughty in a way that teases others
4
4.0
Behaving in a naughty, playful way that annoys others
4
7.0
Lively and slightly odd in a way that makes people smile
2
6.8
Playful and mildly naughty in a way that makes people laugh
2
8.4
Being playful in a slightly naughty, teasing way
1
7.3
Having a playful and slightly flirty way
1
5.7
Friendly teasing that makes people laugh
1
7.7
Being lively and cheerful, often a little cheeky
1
8.0
Playful and teasing in a light, joking way
1
8.2
Being playful and slightly naughty like a small friendly fairy
1
7.4
Playful and silly in a way that makes people laugh
1
6.3
Acting playful and slightly naughty, often doing small harmless tricks
Playfully naughty in a way that shows teasing or flirtation
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Etymology
The word roguish comes from rogue (a word for a playful or dishonest person) plus the ending -ish, which means 'like'. So roguish means 'a little like a rogue' — cheeky, mischievous, and often charming.