Rogu·ish, a.
1. Vagrant. [Obs.]
His roguish madness
Allows itself to anything. --Shak.
2. Resembling, or characteristic of, a rogue; knavish.
3. Pleasantly mischievous; waggish; arch.
The most bewitching leer with her eyes, the most roguish cast. --Dryden.
-- Rogu*ish*ly, adv. -- Rogu*ish*ness, n.
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roguish
adj 1: playful in an appealingly bold way; "a roguish grin" [syn: devilish,
rascally]
2: lacking principles or scruples; "the rascally rabble"; "the
tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy" - W.M. Thackaray;
"the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew" [syn: rascally,
scoundrelly, blackguardly]