Definition of Puckishness

1. Noun. The trait of behaving like an imp.

Exact synonyms: Impishness, Mischievousness, Whimsicality
Generic synonyms: Fun, Playfulness
Derivative terms: Impish, Mischievous, Puckish

Definition of Puckishness

1. Noun. An instance of being puckish ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Puckishness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Puckishness

puckerier
puckeriest
puckering
puckering up
puckeringly
puckerings
puckeroo
puckers
puckers up
puckery
puckfist
puckfists
puckhandling
puckish
puckishly
puckishness (current term)
puckishnesses
puckle
puckles
puckout
pucks
puckster
pucksters
pudden
pudden-head
puddening
puddens
pudder
puddered

Literary usage of Puckishness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. In the Name of the Bodleian, and Other Essays by Augustine Birrell (1905)
"... and certainly Locker carried to his grave more than a suspicion of what is called puckishness. In My Confidences there are traces of this quality. ..."

2. In the Name of the Bodleian, and Other Essays by Augustine Birrell (1905)
"... and certainly Locker carried to his grave more than a suspicion of what is called puckishness. In My Confidences there are traces of this quality. ..."

3. In the Name of the Bodleian, and Other Essays by Augustine Birrell (1905)
"... and certainly Locker carried to his grave more than a suspicion of what is called puckishness. In My Confidences there are traces of this quality. ..."

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