knavishly

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adverb

In a knavish manner.

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Meanings

adverbknavishly (comparative more knavishly, superlative most knavishly)

comparative more knavishly · superlative most knavishly

  1. In a knavish manner.

    Then he played hard to get, knavishly sidestepping the microphone.

    2008 March 6, Nate Chinen, “A Night of ‘Warpaint,’ a New Set of Crowes”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin an subtle, cunning manner

Similar
craftilycunninglyfoxilyslylytrickilyartfully
Also see
artfullycraftilycunninglyfoxilyslylytrickily

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From knavish + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

knavishly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knavishly

MLA

“knavishly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knavishly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knavishly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knavishly.

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