roguishly
Americanadverb
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in a playfully mischievous way.
She smiled roguishly and tickled him before he could defend himself.
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in a way that suggests a dangerous or unscrupulous character.
He was roguishly handsome, with a bad-boy charm that captivated men and women alike.
Etymology
Origin of roguishly
Example Sentences
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Roguishly she began to sway into a slow, rhythmic dance, beating time with her instruments as she moved.
From Bucky O'Connor by Raine, William MacLeod
Roguishly she added: "Aren't you one of the family?"
From The Mask A Story of Love and Adventure by Hornblow, Arthur
Speaking thus, he knocked the ashes From his pipe, and patted gently Hiddigeigei; but his daughter Roguishly knelt down before him.
From The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. by Scheffel, Joseph Victor von
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