Definitions for waggishˈwæg ɪʃ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

wag•gishˈwæg ɪʃ(adj.)

  1. full of roguish good humor.

  2. characteristic of or befitting a wag:

    waggish humor.

Origin of waggish:

1580–90

wag′gish•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. waggish(adj)

    witty or joking

    "Muskrat Castle as the house has been facetiously named by some waggish officer"- James Fenimore Cooper

Wiktionary

  1. waggish(Adjective)

    witty, jocular, like a wag

  2. waggish(Adjective)

    mischievous, tricky

Webster Dictionary

  1. Waggish(adj)

    like a wag; mischievous in sport; roguish in merriment or good humor; frolicsome

  2. Waggish(adj)

    done, made, or laid in waggery or for sport; sportive; humorous; as, a waggish trick


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