PUCKISH

arch, impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wicked

(adjective) naughtily or annoyingly playful; “teasing and worrying with impish laughter”; “a wicked prank”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

puckish (comparative more puckish, superlative most puckish)

Mischievous; excessively playful.

Synonyms

• (mischievous): impish, mischievous, playful

Anagrams

• hickups

Source: Wiktionary


Puck"ish, a. Etym: [From Puck.]

Definition: Resembling Puck; merry; mischievous. "Puckish freaks." J. R. Green.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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