- Deceitful; unprincipled: Set adrift by his roguish crew, the captain of the ship spent a week alone at sea.
- Playfully mischievous: a roguish grin.
roguishness rogu'ish·ness n.
roguish
Dictionary:
rogu·ish (rō'gĭsh)  |
adj.
roguishness rogu'ish·ness n.
roguishness rogu'ish·ness n.
| Thesaurus: roguishness |
noun
- Annoying yet harmless, usually playful acts: devilry, deviltry, diablerie, high jinks, impishness, mischief, mischievousness, prankishness, rascality, roguery, tomfoolery. Informal shenanigan (often used in plural). See good/bad.
| Antonyms: roguish |
adj
Definition: unprincipled
Antonyms: honest, honorable
| WordNet: roguish |
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The adjective has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
playful in an appealingly bold way
Synonyms: devilish, rascally
Meaning #2:
lacking principles or scruples
Synonyms: rascally, scoundrelly, blackguardly
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