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roguish

[ roh-gish ]

/ ˈroʊ gɪʃ /

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adjective

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

OTHER WORDS FROM roguish

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

Words nearby roguish

rogue wave, rogue's march, rogue's yarn, roguery, rogues' gallery, roguish, roh tae woo, rohnert park, rohrer, rohypnol, roi

Example sentences from the Web for roguish

The overall effect was that hirstute Harry looked more dashing and roguish than ever.

Hairy Harry Keeps His Magnificent Polar Beard For Christmas as Prince George Is A No-Show | |December 25, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
For Andrew was once Harry, the roguish younger brother who could do no wrong, but it's a very different story today.

Prince Andrew's Lonely Globetrotting Life |Tom Sykes |September 19, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Even more emphatically, Urquhart—with a roguish smile—turns her picture facedown on his desk.

Rewind: BBC’s Iconic Political Thriller ‘House of Cards’ Still Captivates |Jace Lacob |January 17, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Successfully navigating a personal and professional relationship with the roguish Bond has prepared her for anything.

10 Fictional Replacements for CIA Chief David Petraeus |Ben Teitelbaum, Laura Colarusso |November 10, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

With a roguish smile, Palin responded, “That sounds like Steve Schmidt!”

Sarah Drops the Act |Tina Brown |November 18, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Course, I sends back the roguish wink, and by the end of the week we was callin' each other by our pet names.

Torchy |Sewell Ford
Page 172: rougish amended to roguish; crows amended to crowns.

Candide |Voltaire
When they first arrive, it is observed, they are simple and very innocent creatures; but soon turn to be roguish enough.

Some Historical Account of Guinea, Its Situation, Produce, and the General Disposition of Its Inhabitants |Anthony Benezet
He beckoned to Caleb; and there were mutual, smiling, roguish negotiations between Caleb and the priest.

The Tour |Louis Couperus
"One for you and one for me, but you see I've put them together," said he with a roguish gleam in his eye.

Madame Flirt |Charles E. Pearce

British Dictionary definitions for roguish

roguish

/ (ˈrəʊɡɪʃ) /

adjective

dishonest or unprincipled

mischievous or arch

Derived forms of roguish

roguishly, adverb roguishness, noun