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waggish

Pronunciation:  'wagish

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  witty or joking; "Muskrat Castle as the house has been facetiously named by some waggish officer"- James Fenimore Cooper
 
 Synonyms: humorous, humourous
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Wag"gish\ (-g[i^]sh), a.
1. Like a wag; mischievous in sport; roguish in merriment or
   good humor; frolicsome. ``A company of waggish boys.''
   --L'Estrange.

2. Done, made, or laid in waggery or for sport; sportive;
   humorous; as, a waggish trick. -- {Wag"gish*ly}, adv. --
   {Wag"gish*ness}, n.

 

 

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