waggish
waggish adjective: witty, jocular, like a wag.
Adjective
waggish (comparative more waggish, superlative most waggish)
- witty, jocular, like a wag
- [H]ere Pen was immensely waggish, and caused hysteric giggles of delight from the ladies […]1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 48, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published...
- As the time went on and the impenetrable Carrados made no allusion to the case, Carlyle's manner inclined to a waggish commiseration of his host's position.1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados
- mischievous, tricky
waggish meaning in Urdu, Bengali and Tagalog
waggish in Urdu
- بذلہ گو, دل لگی باز, ہنسی کا, مسخرے پن کا
waggish in Bengali
- রসিক, মজাদার
waggish in Tagalog
- mischievous, tricky
- mapanukso
Forms of waggish
| comparative | more waggish |
|---|---|
| superlative | most waggish |
Origin of waggish
From wag (“waghalter, rogue”) + -ish.
Words formed from waggish
Questions about waggish
- What does waggish mean?
- Waggish means witty, jocular, like a wag.
- What is waggish in Urdu?
- Waggish in Urdu is بذلہ گو, دل لگی باز, ہنسی کا. See Waggish meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is waggish?
- Waggish is an adjective.
Words near waggish in the dictionary
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