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puckishness

puckishness noun: an instance of being puckish.

Noun

puckishness (uncountable)

  1. An instance of being puckish.
    • There was some puckishness to this […] but Walinksy is a serious man and he wasn't really joking.2006 April 17, Joe Klein, “Pssst! Who's behind the decline of politics?”, in Time

Origin of puckishness

From puckish + -ness.

Questions about puckishness

What does puckishness mean?
Puckishness means an instance of being puckish.
What part of speech is puckishness?
Puckishness is a noun.

Words near puckishness in the dictionary

  1. puckhandling
  2. Puckian
  3. pucking
  4. puckish
  5. puckishly
  6. puckishness
  7. puckle
  8. Puckle gun
  9. Puckle guns
  10. Puckle's gun
  11. Puckle's guns

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