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roguishly

roguishly adverb: in a roguish manner.

Adverb

roguishly (comparative more roguishly, superlative most roguishly)

  1. In a roguish manner.
    • [H]e besought one of the young men domiciled with Marheyo for the loan of his spear. But he was refused; the youth roguishly telling him that the weapon was very good for him (the Typee), but that a white man could fight much better with his fists.1846 March 17, Herman Melville, “The Story of Toby, a Sequel to ‘Typee.’”, in Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life during a Four Months’ Residence in a Valley of the Marquesas […], 1st American edition...
    • "Well, it's never too late to mend," said Anne roguishly.1909 September, L[ucy] M[aud] Montgomery, “A Chapter of Accidents”, in Anne of Avonlea, Boston, Mass.: L[ouis] C[oues] Page & Company, →OCLC, page 195

Forms of roguishly

comparativemore roguishly
superlativemost roguishly

Origin of roguishly

From roguish + -ly.

Questions about roguishly

What does roguishly mean?
Roguishly means in a roguish manner.
What part of speech is roguishly?
Roguishly is an adverb.

Words near roguishly in the dictionary

  1. roguey
  2. roguier
  3. roguiest
  4. roguing
  5. roguish
  6. roguishly
  7. roguishness
  8. roguishnesses
  9. roguy
  10. ROH
  11. rohaite

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