top definitions
related content
examples

waggish

[ wag-ish ]

/ ˈwæg ɪʃ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR waggish ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

like a wag; roguish in merriment and good humor; jocular: Fielding and Sterne are waggish writers.

characteristic of or befitting a wag: waggish humor.

Origin of waggish

First recorded in 1580–90; wag + -ish¹

SYNONYMS FOR waggish

1 jocund, mischievous, merry, jocose, droll, comical, funny. See humorous¹.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR waggish ON THESAURUS.COM

OTHER WORDS FROM waggish

wag·gish·ly, adverb wag·gish·ness, noun

Words nearby waggish

wages of sin, the, wageworker, wagga, wagga wagga, waggery, waggish, waggle, waggle dance, waggler, waggly, waggon

Example sentences from the Web for waggish

The third-day story, as I recall, fell to John Kifner, then a waggish youngster, later a great foreign correspondent.

A Short History of the F-Bomb |John Leo |April 21, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
“The Spawn of Carefully Spent Sperm,” a waggish still childless friend of mine suggested.

When Did 'Sperm Washing' Replace Disco Dates? |Kevin Sessums |October 22, 2008 |DAILY BEAST
Much obliged for agreeing with me, commented Jerry with a waggish nod toward the kindly-disposed timepiece.

Marjorie Dean High School Senior |Pauline Lester
In one hand he trailed a gun, and at his heels trotted a waggish spaniel of immense importance and infinitesimal size.

Aladdin O'Brien |Gouverneur Morris

Blackie's text books of Greek Dialogues are full of the most waggish remarks.

Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland |Daniel Turner Holmes
"No; that isn't it," he said, chiding her with a waggish forefinger.

Alice Adams |Booth Tarkington
Or worse, did some waggish, but inconsiderate friend ever send you a fools-cap and a hamper of stones?

The Comic Latin Grammar |Percival Leigh