Dictionary Definition
puckish adj : naughtily or annoyingly playful;
"teasing and worrying with impish laughter" [syn: impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish]
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English
Etymology
After Puck, a mischievous fairy in English folklore who is also a character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.Pronunciation
- /ˈpʌkɪʃ/
Adjective
Quotations
- Wolfowitz spoke softly to Yasa, who evidently had no idea who he was but responded with a puckish smile. - The New Yorker, The Next Crusade by John Cassidy, 09/04/2007 http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/04/09/070409fa_fact_cassidy
Synonyms
- italbrac mischievous: impish, mischievous, playful