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Significados de puckish en inglés

Naughtily or annoyingly playful.

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Examples for "wicked"
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They suggested romances: lovers in the forests; knights in armor; wicked enchantresses.
The Motor Maids at Sunrise Camp
2
The happiness of the just and the evil state of the wicked.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 2
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And these indulge in subtleties in order to excuse the most wicked.
Pascal's Pensées
4
But in the torment of Hell shall the wicked remain for ever:
The Koran (Al-Qur'an)
5
And I learned things all right, she said with a wicked smile.
The accidental demon slayer
1
A step in the distance; some one coming up towards the arch.
The Saint
2
Continue until you pass under the rock arch, where you turn right.
The Guardian
3
The high arch of the gateway of the chateau was in sight.
Ruth Fielding at the War Front; or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldie...
4
I found the following inscription upon an arch in the upper story:
Travels in Syria and the Holy Land
5
At the top of the arch was a flattering inscription in verse.
The Court of the Empress Josephine
1
Would you characterize the manifestations yesterday as a: 'angry'; or b: 'mischievous'?
The unseen
2
Her words had lost their playfulness, no longer singing with mischievous intelligence.
Agent 6
3
National Party finance spokesperson Bill English says the Greens are being mischievous.
Radio NZ
4
James thought for a moment, and then smiled a long, mischievous smile.
James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing
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Of course you must be punished; it was exceedingly careless and mischievous.
Probable Sons
1
Take the perennial comedy-theme of the impish collar, and visualize the scenes:
Writing the Photoplay
2
The spectacle is weird and grotesque, and suggests something impish and uncanny.
In the Catskills: Selections from the Writings of John Burroughs
3
His round, impish face grinned back at the girl at the desk.
The Portion of Labor
4
Evie had a special room totally dedicated to the grinning, impish dolls.
Dolly departed
5
Joey slid off the desk and surveyed her with an impish smile.
Dangerous Days
1
This priceless if rather pixilated footage is from height of mambo mania.
Radio NZ
2
The pixilated blur of Alban jumping made a bright line behind her eyelids.
Heart of stone
3
Meanwhile, mildly pixilated characters gaze absently at them and sometimes make enigmatic remarks.
Reuters
4
A page of links on Satan and Satan-related topics sprang to pixilated life.
Demon: a memoir
5
Ethan's face appeared on her screen, slightly pixilated but still familiar, still handsome.
The Fame Game
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
1
His arms beat wildly about his head in expression of implike enthusiasm.
The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
2
Suddenly Jake, implike, turned and stared at Worthington.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
3
Mrs. Coulter smiled, and her dæmon bared his white teeth in a grin of implike pleasure.
The golden compass
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And he mused seriously upon the radical differences between himself and those men who were dodging implike around the fires.
The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
Uso de puckish en inglés
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Garvin is a bushy-browed man with a serious air of puckish enthusiasm.
The new yorker
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His face was puckish but kind, and flickered between reflection and mischief.
The Guardian
3
His tone changed, became less puckish; he elegized diversity with a shopworn .
The new yorker
4
Or as puckish as a maimed colonel of dragoons could be.
The system of the world
5
Her lively eyes and animated features convey the storyteller's puckish naughtiness.
The Guardian
6
Among other things, she was smaller, more compact, almost puckish.
Great house: a novel
7
On stage he's confident, quick-witted and even a bit puckish.
The Guardian
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Given his puckish personality, it promises to be witty.
Reuters
9
He resisted a puckish urge to try the experiment.
The gunslinger
10
His mouth, once puckish, was thin and ironic; his eyes, still humorous but somewhat sad.
The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
11
Indeed, his ability to dispose of work quickly gave time for his puckish sense of humour.
The Irish Times
12
Over the years the international press has grown accustomed to the antics of the puckish Dane.
The Guardian
13
Without his puckish verve for disruption, it'd become a show about technical adequacy and endless piano ballads.
The Guardian
14
A puckish thought crossed her mind, sending a flash of slightly cynical laughter through her quiet eyes.
Elizabeth's Campaign
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For all Jeremy's puckish nature, she never allowed herself to forget just how utterly ruthless he could be.
Changer of Worlds
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His eyes held mine in a level gaze for a moment; then they took on a puckish gleam.
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