waggish

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adjective

witty, jocular, like a wag

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Meanings

adjectivewaggish (comparative more waggish, superlative most waggish)

comparative more waggish · superlative most waggish

  1. witty, jocular, like a wag

    [H]ere Pen was immensely waggish, and caused hysteric giggles of delight from the ladies […]

    1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 48, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849–1850, →OCLC
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    As the time went on and the impenetrable Carrados made no allusion to the case, Carlyle's manner inclined to a waggish commiseration of his host's position.

    1914, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivewitty or joking

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From wag (“waghalter, rogue”) + -ish.

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Translations

Bulgarian закачлив, шеговит
  • закачлив (zakačliv)mischievous, tricky
  • шеговит (šegovit)mischievous, tricky
Russian озорно́й
  • озорно́й (ozornój)mischievous, tricky
Tagalog mapanukso
  • mapanuksomischievous, tricky
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APA

waggish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waggish

MLA

“waggish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waggish. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waggish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waggish.

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