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Definition of Roguishness
1. Noun. The trait of indulging in disreputable pranks.
Generic synonyms: Badness, Mischievousness, Naughtiness
Derivative terms: Prankish, Roguish
2. Noun. Reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others.
Generic synonyms: Misbehavior, Misbehaviour, Misdeed
Specialized synonyms: Blaze, Hell, Monkey Business, Hooliganism, Malicious Mischief, Vandalism
Derivative terms: Devil, Devil, Devil, Mischievous, Mischievous, Roguish
Definition of Roguishness
1. Noun. The property of being or appearing roguish. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Roguishness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Roguishness
Literary usage of Roguishness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Achehnese by Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, Richard James Wilkinson (1906)
"Both in players and on-lookers we may generally discern a curious mixture of
belief, self-deception and roguishness. Belief in the possibility of the actual ..."
2. Memoirs of Karoline Bauer by Karoline Bauer (1885)
"And what an enchanting "Zerlina" was Maria Mali- bran, full of naivete and
roguishness; her star had just risen then in its purest splendor. ..."
3. Memoirs of Karoline Bauer by Karoline Bauer (1885)
"... and again she delighted by exquisite humor and charmingly na'fve roguishness,
when she would gracefully bend her head to the left shoulder, ..."
4. Posthumous Memoirs of Karoline Bauer: From the German by Karoline Bauer (1884)
"... full of naivete and roguishness ; her star had just risen then in its purest
splendour. Young Maria, who was a year younger than I, was not handsome. ..."
5. Stable Talk and Table Talk: Or, Spectacles for Young Sportsmen by Harry Hieover (1846)
"If you are on an old offender, who, from sheer roguishness, will swerve or balk
his fences if he can, keep an ash-plant between his ears that you have ..."
6. The Royal Phraseological English-French, French-English Dictionary by John Charles Tarver (1845)
"roguishness ... The roguishness of his look, sou air— son regard—-fripon.
To ROIL, ». a. troubler. ..."
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