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waggishly

waggishly adverb: in a waggish manner.

Adverb

waggishly (comparative more waggishly, superlative most waggishly)

  1. In a waggish manner.
    • ‘Doctor,’ says I, looking waggishly at him, ‘do you know ever a rhyme for Aristotle?’ ‘Port, if you plaise,’ says Mr. Goldsmith, laughing. And we had six rhymes for Aristotle before we left the coffee-house that evening.1844 January–December, W[illiam] M[akepeace] Thackeray, “My Pedigree and Family.—Undergo the Influence of the Tender Passion.”, in “The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. [The Luck of Barry Lyndon.]”, in...
    • "Who was ahead?"
      Leper smiled waggishly. "I couldn't see that...."1959, John Knowles, chapter 11, in A Separate Peace

waggishly meaning in Urdu

waggishly in Urdu

تمسخر سے

Forms of waggishly

comparativemore waggishly
superlativemost waggishly

Origin of waggishly

From waggish + -ly.

Questions about waggishly

What does waggishly mean?
Waggishly means in a waggish manner.
What is waggishly in Urdu?
Waggishly in Urdu is تمسخر سے. See Waggishly meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is waggishly?
Waggishly is an adverb.

Words near waggishly in the dictionary

  1. wagging the dog
  2. waggingly
  3. waggings
  4. waggins
  5. waggish
  6. waggishly
  7. waggishness
  8. waggle
  9. waggle dance
  10. waggle dances
  11. waggled

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