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Meanings of roguish in English

Lacking principles or scruples.

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Playful in an appealingly bold way.

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Usage of roguish in English
1
She turned towards it with the roguish smile still upon her lips.
The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories
2
She-she is innocence and simplicity itself, in spite of her roguish sauciness.
Serapis — Volume 02
3
Of all thy roguish inventions I should not have thought of this.
Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 4
4
His eyes sparkled and a roguish smile played on his discolored lips.
Dona Perfecta
5
That ear was pink and her eyes were bright with roguish triumph.
The Splendid Idle Forties: Stories of Old California
6
At least the roguish smile he flashed her hinted that he could.
Here comes trouble
7
And he gave a knowing look, with a bright and roguish eye.
The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 2
8
She gave him another one of her roguish glances through her lashes.
Stubble
9
Gary Moran reviews Dan Jenkins's depiction of roguish journeyman Kenny Lee Plunkett.
The Irish Times
10
Arsinoe did not waken her, but asked Pollux, with a roguish laugh:
The Emperor — Volume 05
11
He had a neatly trimmed mustache and goatee, very hip, very roguish.
Haunted
12
The side of his mouth curled in a roguish, James Dean way.
Our little secret
13
That philosophy lost its roguish charm when democracy itself was up for grabs.
Wired
14
Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser are even more roguish, albeit somewhat less successful.
Rogues
15
They'd all inherited Connor Devaney's roguish good looks, for better or for worse.
Michael's discovery
16
So very uncomplicated, the roguish charmer who would never try to claim me.
The Neutronium Alchemist
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United Kingdom
Common
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