puckish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Having a tendency to play tricks on people or tease people by making silly jokes about them; mischievous.

/ˈpʌkɪʃ/ en-us-puckish.ogg

puckish more puckish most puckish

From Puck + -ish, after the mischievous fairy in English folklore who is also a character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

impish mischievous

puck

puckishly puckishness

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