roguish

[ roh-gish ]

/ ˈroʊ gɪʃ /

pertaining to, characteristic of, or acting like a rogue; knavish or rascally.

playfully mischievous: a roguish smile.

Origin of roguish

First recorded in 1565–75; rogue + -ish¹

ro·guish·ly, adverb ro·guish·ness, noun

Samuel (roguishly): God heard thy prayer, and sent thee a little son to boast of.

Shorter Bible Plays |Rita Benton
"You wouldn't have that difficulty with Aunt Rachel," said Jack, roguishly.

Timothy Crump's Ward |Horatio Alger
Mr. Golding was sadly pleasant; Carrie was roguishly observant, but womanly and quiet.

Hoosier Mosaics |Maurice Thompson
Apolline again began laughing with the cooing notes of a dove, and looked at him sideways, roguishly, without answering.

The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete |Emile Zola

He promised me, roguishly enough, that he would have thought of a better than that by the time he sighted Cape Clear.

Richard Carvel, Complete |Winston Churchill

roguish

/ (ˈrəʊɡɪʃ) /

dishonest or unprincipled

mischievous or arch

roguishly, adverb roguishness, noun