Meanings
comparative more roguishly · superlative most roguishly
- In a roguish manner.
"Well, it's never too late to mend," said Anne roguishly.
1909 September, L[ucy] M[aud] Montgomery, “A Chapter of Accidents”, in Anne of Avonlea, Boston, Mass.: L[ouis] C[oues] Page & Company, →OCLC, page 1951 more example
[H]e besought one of the young men domiciled with Marheyo for the loan of his spear. But he was refused; the youth roguishly telling him that the weapon was very good for him (the Typee), but that a white man could fight much better with his fists.
1846 March 17, Herman Melville, “The Story of Toby, a Sequel to ‘Typee.’”, in Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life during a Four Months’ Residence in a Valley of the Marquesas […], 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Wiley and Putnam; London: John Murray, […], →OCLC, page 289
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