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Definition of
puckish adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
puckish
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈpʌkɪʃ
/
/
[
usually before noun
]
(
literary
)
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enjoying playing tricks on other people
synonym
mischievous
a puckish smile
a puckish sense of humor
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puckish
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