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Meanings of
roguish
in inglés
Lacking principles or scruples.
rascally
scoundrelly
blackguardly
Related terms
dishonest
dishonorable
Playful in an appealingly bold way.
devilish
Related terms
playful
Synonyms
Examples for "
rascally
"
rascally
scoundrelly
blackguardly
Examples for "
rascally
"
1
The
rascally
agent knew the signature of Mr. Bradner only too well.
2
The men were a
rascally
lot, and made gain of our necessity.
3
Everything went as well for the
rascally
buccaneers as they could desire.
4
A
rascally
chauffeur from Paris, a few low characters of the department.
5
Of course, you did it yourself-youand some of your
rascally
friends.
1
I should myself like to settle the business of the
scoundrelly
Cardinal.
2
Then this
scoundrelly
whale seized a balance and set to weighing ox-fat.
3
Mankind are by nature benevolent creatures, except in a few
scoundrelly
instances.
4
That
scoundrelly
Chow made his boast that other midshipmen patronized his place.
5
To approach a girl in any other fashion is a mean
scoundrelly
thing.
1
The talk of nearly the whole school is getting most
blackguardly
;
shamelessly so.
2
Yet such an act would be
blackguardly
,
and to be restrained.
3
Just out here at the edge of town in a
blackguardly
sort of dive.
4
You must have been brought up in a
blackguardly
school.
5
They're
blackguardly
weapons for a gentleman to carry about; 'specially where women are around.
Usage of
roguish
in inglés
1
She turned towards it with the
roguish
smile still upon her lips.
2
She-she is innocence and simplicity itself, in spite of her
roguish
sauciness.
3
Of all thy
roguish
inventions I should not have thought of this.
4
His eyes sparkled and a
roguish
smile played on his discolored lips.
5
That ear was pink and her eyes were bright with
roguish
triumph.
6
At least the
roguish
smile he flashed her hinted that he could.
7
And he gave a knowing look, with a bright and
roguish
eye.
8
She gave him another one of her
roguish
glances through her lashes.
9
Gary Moran reviews Dan Jenkins's depiction of
roguish
journeyman Kenny Lee Plunkett.
10
Arsinoe did not waken her, but asked Pollux, with a
roguish
laugh:
11
He had a neatly trimmed mustache and goatee, very hip, very
roguish
.
12
The side of his mouth curled in a
roguish
,
James Dean way.
13
That philosophy lost its
roguish
charm when democracy itself was up for grabs.
14
Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser are even more
roguish
,
albeit somewhat less successful.
15
They'd all inherited Connor Devaney's
roguish
good looks, for better or for worse.
16
So very uncomplicated, the
roguish
charmer who would never try to claim me.
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roguish
Adjective
Frequent collocations
roguish smile
roguish eyes
roguish twinkle
roguish look
roguish glance
More collocations
Roguish
through the time
Roguish
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common