What does knavish mean?

Definitions for knavish
ˈneɪ vɪʃknav·ish

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wilyadjective

    marked by skill in deception

    "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

Wiktionary

  1. knavishadjective

    Having the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Knavishadjective

    Etymology: from knave.

    ’Tis foolish to conceal it at all, and knavish to do it from friends. Alexander Pope, Letters.

    Here she comes curst and sad;
    Cupid is a knavish lad,
    Thus to make poor females mad. William Shakespeare.

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  1. knavish

    Knavish refers to being dishonest, deceitful, untrustworthy, or characterized by trickery, similar to a rogue or a rascal. It is typically used to describe someone who engages in cunning or underhanded behavior.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Knavishadjective

    like or characteristic of a knave; given to knavery; trickish; fraudulent; dishonest; villainous; as, a knavish fellow, or a knavish trick

  2. Knavishadjective

    mischievous; roguish; waggish

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of knavish in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of knavish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3


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