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puckish - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
adjective
from The Century Dictionary.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
adjective
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
adjective mischievous ; excessively playful .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adjective
Etymologies
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After Puck , a mischievous fairy in English folklore who is also a character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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Mr. Galentine was quieter, but possessed what the couple's longtime neighbor described as a puckish sense of humor.
NYT > Home Page By DIANE CARDWELL 2011
Dianne Feinstein described Reid's sense of humor as "puckish " and Cantwell said that one of the downsides of having Al Franken as a colleague is that the men in the caucus try to out-funny the funny man.
Harry Reid, The Man Who Never Says Goodbye The Huffington Post News Team 2010
GREENFIELD: Joe Lieberman does have a kind of puckish sense of humor.
CNN Transcript Dec 9, 2003 2003
There's a kind of puckish sense of humor that Wellstone has always carried into his political campaigns, like the famous ads he did in 1990 where he's talking at breakneck speed, saying I don't have any money, so I have to talk fast.
CNN Transcript Oct 25, 2002 2002
By the way"—an able tailor, Garak altered his expression from puckish to sincerely concerned—"any word from him?"
WARCHILD ESTHER FRIESNER 1990
"puckish " Microsoft move, says antitrust expert in an analysis of the latest maneuver.
Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now 2009
The Cheshire cat's wide, puckish smile descending from the heavens as a crescent moon; the caterpillar puffing opiate smoke into the face of Alice and snobbishly asking, Who ...
Archive 2009-10-01 2009
It accomplished all those achievements with a puckish irreverence that captivated the public and made heroes of its employees.
In the Plex Steven Levy 2011
A puckish irreverence, calculated to upend the cliché of the tortured master builder, is integral to his impressive resume.
Building a Better Future Richard B. Woodward 2011
The Cheshire cat's wide, puckish smile descending from the heavens as a crescent moon; the caterpillar puffing opiate smoke into the face of Alice and snobbishly asking, Who ...
Alice in Wonderland 2009
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