waggish person

  • 1waggish — wag|gish [ˈwægıʃ] adj BrE old fashioned a waggish person makes clever and amusing jokes, remarks etc >waggishly adv >waggishness n [U] …

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  • 2waggish — adjective a waggish person makes clever and amusing jokes, remarks etc waggishly adverb waggishness noun (U) …

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  • 3Slyboots — Sly boots , n. A humerous appellation for a sly, cunning, or waggish person. [1913 Webster] Slyboots was cursedly cunning to hide em. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4drollery — /droh leuh ree/, n., pl. drolleries. 1. something whimsically amusing or funny. 2. an oddly amusing story or jest. 3. a droll quality or manner; whimsical humor. 4. the action or behavior of a droll, waggish person; jesting. 5. a comic picture. 6 …

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  • 5slyboots — n. (Colloq.) Rogue, artful fellow, sly dog, waggish person …

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  • 6humorous — humorous1 humorously, adv. humorousness, n. /hyooh meuhr euhs/ or, often, /yooh /, adj. 1. characterized by humor; funny; comical: a humorous anecdote. 2. having or showing the faculty of humor; droll; facetious: a humorous person. [1570 80;… …

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  • 7Deus Ex: Invisible War characters — This is a guide to the characters in the video game Deus Ex: Invisible War, giving full character histories. Contents 1 Trainees 1.1 Alex Denton 1.2 Billie Adams 1.3 Leo Jankowski …

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  • 8Science and mathematics from the Renaissance to Descartes — George Molland Early in the nineteenth century John Playfair wrote for the Encyclopaedia Britannica a long article entitled ‘Dissertation; exhibiting a General View of the Progress of Mathematics and Physical Science, since the Revival of Letters …

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  • 9Droll — (dr[=o]l), a. [Compar. {Droller}; superl. {Drollest}.] [F. dr[^o]le; cf. G. & D. drollig, LG. drullig, D. drol a thick and short person, a droll, Sw. troll a magical appearance, demon, trolla to use magic arts, enchant, Dan. trold elf, imp, Icel …

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  • 10Droller — Droll Droll (dr[=o]l), a. [Compar. {Droller}; superl. {Drollest}.] [F. dr[^o]le; cf. G. & D. drollig, LG. drullig, D. drol a thick and short person, a droll, Sw. troll a magical appearance, demon, trolla to use magic arts, enchant, Dan. trold elf …

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