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KNAVISH
crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
(adjective) marked by skill in deception; “cunning men often pass for wise”; “deep political machinations”; “a foxy scheme”; “a slick evasive answer”; “sly as a fox”; “tricky Dick”; “a wily old attorney”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
knavish (comparative more knavish, superlative most knavish)
Having the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent
Anagrams
• Khivans
Source: Wiktionary
Knav"ish, a.
1. Like or characteristic of a knave; given to knavery; trickish; fraudulent; dishonest; villainous; as, a knavish fellow, or a knavish trick. "Knavish politicians." Macaulay.
2. Mischievous; roguish; waggish. Cupid is knavish lad, Thus to make poor females mad. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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