prankish

[ prang-kish ]

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adjective

Origin of prankish

First recorded in 1820–30; prank¹ + -ish¹

No fault of his if Fate grew prankish and set the stage with gold brocade and an ancient boat and such a ferryman.
Kenny | Leona Dalrymple
To Hal they seemed casual, purposeless; rather prankish, too, like a lot of urchins out on a lark.
The Clarion | Samuel Hopkins Adams
The wind, with a prankish flurry, flapped the flying newspaper against the face of the skittish bay.
Whirligigs | O. Henry
This prankish mood of the crew was shown in their efforts to make Dinshaw uncomfortable.
Isle o' Dreams | Frederick F. Moore
She was myself in miniature, and moreover the most witching, prankish, peppery elf that was ever made.
At Last | Marion Harland

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