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knavish

US/ˈneɪvɪʃ/

knavish adjective: having the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent.

Adjective

knavish (comparative more knavish, superlative most knavish)

  1. Having the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent.

knavish meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam

knavish in Tamil

படுகுறவன், தாட்டோட்டம்

knavish in Urdu

بدخصلت, دغاباز, فریبی, مکار, شریر

knavish in Bengali

ধূর্ত লোকের বৈশিষ্ট্যযুক্ত, দুষ্টু, বদমায়েশিপূর্ণ, রসিকতাপূর্ণ, ধৃষ্টতাপূর্ণ

knavish in Malayalam

roguish, dishonest, unprincipled
തെമ്മാടിയായ, തത്ത്വദീക്ഷയില്ലാത്ത, നെറികെട്ട, നേരും നെറിയുമില്ലാത്ത, മനഃസാക്ഷിയില്ലാത്ത, സത്യസന്ധതയില്ലാത്ത

Forms of knavish

comparativemore knavish
superlativemost knavish

Origin of knavish

From Middle English knavych, knavyssh; equivalent to knave + -ish.

Words formed from knavish

Words that rhyme with knavish

Questions about knavish

What does knavish mean?
Knavish means having the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent.
What is knavish in Tamil?
Knavish in Tamil is படுகுறவன், தாட்டோட்டம். See Knavish meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is knavish?
Knavish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce knavish?
Knavish is pronounced /ˈneɪvɪʃ/ (US).

Words near knavish in the dictionary

  1. knaves of spades
  2. knaveship
  3. knaveships
  4. knavess
  5. knavesses
  6. knavish
  7. knavishly
  8. knavishness
  9. knaw
  10. knawed
  11. knawel

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: knavish (page history and authors); knavish (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); knavish (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); knavish (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); knavish (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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