roguishly
(adverb) in a playfully roguish manner; “he winked at her roguishly”
roguishly
(adverb) like a dishonest rogue; “he roguishly intended to keep the money”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
roguishly (comparative more roguishly, superlative most roguishly)
In a roguish manner
Source: Wiktionary
Rogu"ish, a.
1. Vagrant. [Obs.] Spenser. His roguish madness Allows itself to anything. Shak.
2. Resembling, or characteristic of, a rogue; knavish.
3. Pleasantly mischievous; waggish; arch. The most bewitching leer with her eyes, the most roguish cast. Dryden.
– Rogu"ish*ly, adv.
– Rogu"ish*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 November 2024
(adjective) appearing as such but not necessarily so; “for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent”; “the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies”; “the ostensible truth of their theories”; “his seeming honesty”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
