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Puckish: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Puckish adjective. Playful and mischievous.
How to say it
PUK-ish/ˈpʌkɪʃ/
2 syllables, stressed on the first (PUK).
Puckish in a sentence
With a puckish grin, she hid her brother's car keys in the fruit bowl.
The author's puckish footnotes are the best thing in the book.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- impish
- mischievous
- elfish
- roguish
Opposite:
- solemn
- serious
Where puckish comes from
From Puck, the mischievous sprite of English folklore and Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
The author's _____ footnotes are the best thing in the book.
- mordant
- antediluvian
- puckish
Show the answer
puckish: The author's puckish footnotes are the best thing in the book.