Synonyms
Examples for "waggery"
Examples for "waggery"
1
She did not smile; perhaps she felt such an approach to waggery unworthy of him.
2
One can fancy the composer's amusement at this highly-imaginative interpretation of his harmless bit of waggery.
3
The clown will laugh at a waggery, and the gentleman only at a stroke of delicate conceit.
4
Insolence made use of it to give offence; ignorance, to avoid exposing itself; and waggery, to create laughter.
5
With the waggery that cropped up at the most unexpected times, he turned to George with the question:
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I can't help loving that man, for all his drollery and waggishness.
2
Truly they were ahungered, but could never quite lose their waggishness.
3
Mr. Tenby made it his business to push his clamorous waggishness for the exhibition.
4
Beethoven's waggishness was frequently vented on a young friend, Zmeskall, who was court secretary.
5
We fear that Walt's waggishness was rather heavily shod.
6
So deplorable is the waggishness of a person, however gifted, who has no sense of humour!
7
This ducal waggishness gave me time to observe that the sergeant's uneasiness was icy coldness in comparison with his lordship's.
8
This saying once again points out that not enough people apportion human sagacity to qualities such as wit, humour and waggishness.
9
By way of a coda to this royal tableau, one insider assures the Guardian that Waggishness is catching.
10
"Jack," said Fred, with something of his old waggishness, as he looked across the fire into the face of his comrade, "let's go home."