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WAGGISH
waggish
(adjective) witty or joking; “Muskrat Castle as the house has been facetiously named by some waggish officer”- James Fenimore Cooper
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
waggish (comparative more waggish, superlative most waggish)
witty, jocular, like a wag
mischievous, tricky
Anagrams
• whiggas
Source: Wiktionary
Wag"gish, a.
1. Like a wag; mischievous in sport; roguish in merriment or good humor; frolicsome. "A company of waggish boys." L'Estrange.
2. Done, made, or laid in waggery or for sport; sportive; humorous; as, a waggish trick.
– Wag"gish*ly, adv.
– Wag"gish*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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