roguish

• rogueish

From rogue +‎ -ish.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹəʊɡɪʃ/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹoʊɡɪʃ/
• Rhymes: -əʊɡɪʃ

roguish (comparative more roguish, superlative most roguish)

1. Unprincipled or unscrupulous.
2. (idiomatic) Mischievous and playful.

   Synonym: roguey

   • 1840, The Novel Newspaper, volume 2, page 8:

     "She'll be a match for poor little Cupid, with his tiny bow and arrow, I dare say," said Grace Fitzgerald, with a roguish eye.

   • 2025 July 30, Mark Sappenfield, “What makes Finland the ‘world’s happiest nation’? In a word, simplicity.”, in The Christian Science Monitor:

     Back at the sauna, Mr. Pylhhänen gives a roguish grin and says he has found the answer to the “happiest country” debate – in a very Finnish way, of course.

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