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knackish

knackish adjective: trickish; artful.

Adjective

knackish (comparative more knackish, superlative most knackish)

  1. (obsolete) Trickish; artful.

Forms of knackish

comparativemore knackish
superlativemost knackish

Origin of knackish

From knack + -ish.

Questions about knackish

What does knackish mean?
Knackish means trickish; artful.
What part of speech is knackish?
Knackish is an adjective.

Words near knackish in the dictionary

  1. knackers' yards
  2. Knackerville
  3. knackery
  4. knackiness
  5. knacking
  6. knackish
  7. knackless
  8. knacks
  9. knackwurst
  10. knackwursts
  11. knacky

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