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puckish
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
puckish
(adjective)
puckish
/
ˈ
pʌkɪʃ/
adjective
puckish
/
ˈ
pʌkɪʃ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of PUCKISH
[
more puckish; most puckish
]
literary
:
having or showing a desire to cause trouble in a playful or harmless way
:
mischievous
He had a
puckish
smile/look on his face.
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