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Meanings of prankish in English

Naughtily or annoyingly playful.

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Usage of prankish in English
1
To-day's prankish sport may put us to trouble for a satisfactory explanation.
Visionaries
2
I felt like a boy; a wild, prankish sensation of freedom possessed me.
Strange Visitors / A series of original papers, embracing philos...
3
At that somehow, I both lost my temper and felt prankish.
Andivius Hedulio: Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of ...
4
That was all, but Peggy knew that it would serve its prankish purpose.
The Girl Aviators' Sky Cruise
5
A prankish mood came upon her now which she couldn't resist.
The Indian Lily and Other Stories
6
There have been no further disturbances or prankish happenings at the Jones house since.
Ghosts
7
He was weirdly prankish; serious happenings reacted strangely upon him.
The Auction Block
8
At fairs she used to be more prankish than usual.
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
9
Mr. Catbird was always prankish and full of spirits.
The Tale of Bobby Bobolink / Tuck-me-In Tales
10
Every child should know Mr. Cox's prankish, helpful Brownies.
A Mother's List of Books for Children
11
To his amazement she burst into prankish laughter.
The Palace of Darkened Windows
12
The wind swirled its surface in prankish whirlpools.
Wizard and glass
13
That's just the sort of prankish decision the boys on the Big Bang Theory might make.
Wired
14
The wind, with a prankish flurry, flapped the flying newspaper against the face of the skittish bay.
Whirligigs
15
She was myself in miniature, and moreover the most witching, prankish, peppery elf that was ever made.
At Last: A Novel
16
Ever with the prankish nature of youth.
The Tarn of Eternity
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