puck·ish

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• puck´ish|ly — puck|ish «PUHK ihsh», adjective. mischievous; impish: »a puckish twinkle of the eyes. He got a puckish delight out of teasing his sister. –puck´ish|ly, adverb. –puck´ish|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• puck|ish — «PUHK ihsh», adjective. mischievous; impish: »a puckish twinkle of the eyes. He got a puckish delight out of teasing his sister. –puck´ish|ly, adverb. –puck´ish|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• puck´ish|ness — puck|ish «PUHK ihsh», adjective. mischievous; impish: »a puckish twinkle of the eyes. He got a puckish delight out of teasing his sister. –puck´ish|ly, adverb. –puck´ish|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• ish — ish·er·wood; ish·kash·mi; ish·kyl·dite; ish·ma·el; ish·ma·el·ite; ish·ma·el·it·ish; ish·ma·el·it·ish; is·land·ish; ivory tower·ish; jad·ish; jew·ish·ness; jin·go·ish; kent·ish; kent·ish·man; kick·ish; kit·ten·ish; knav·ish; knav·ish·ly;… …   English syllables

• puck — puck·ery; puck·fist; puck·ish; puck·ish·ness; puck·le; puck·ster; puck; puck·er; puck·ish·ly; …   English syllables

• puckish — puck·ish …   English syllables

• puckishly — puck·ish·ly …   English syllables

• puckish — puck•ish [[t]ˈpʌk ɪʃ[/t]] adj. (often cap.) mischievous; impish • Etymology: 1870–75 puck′ish•ly, adv. puck′ish•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

• puckish — puck|ish [ˈpʌkıʃ] adj [usually before noun] literary [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Puck evil spirit in old English stories] showing that you are amused by other people, and like to make jokes about them ▪ a puckish grin >puckishly adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• puckish — puck|ish [ pʌkıʃ ] adjective LITERARY behaving in a way that shows you like to have fun and make jokes with people: MISCHIEVOUS ╾ puckishly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English