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Meanings of puckish in inglês

Naughtily or annoyingly playful.

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Usage of puckish in inglês
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Garvin is a bushy-browed man with a serious air of puckish enthusiasm.
The new yorker
2
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
8
Given his puckish personality, it promises to be witty.
Reuters
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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
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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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