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prankish

prankish adjective: given to or characterized by impishness or playfulness; mischievous.

Adjective

prankish (comparative more prankish, superlative most prankish)

  1. Given to or characterized by impishness or playfulness; mischievous.

Synonyms of prankish

All synonyms of prankish

Forms of prankish

comparativemore prankish
superlativemost prankish

Origin of prankish

From prank + -ish.

Words formed from prankish

Questions about prankish

What does prankish mean?
Prankish means given to or characterized by impishness or playfulness; mischievous.
What part of speech is prankish?
Prankish is an adjective.

Words near prankish in the dictionary

  1. prankiest
  2. prankiness
  3. pranking
  4. prankingly
  5. prankings
  6. prankish
  7. prankishly
  8. prankishness
  9. prankle
  10. prankled
  11. prankles

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