pranky
Americanadjective
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inclined to play pranks.
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pertaining to or marked by pranks.
Etymology
Origin of pranky
Example Sentences
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In his orchestral music and in his operas, Adams has developed an immediately recognizable style that continues to influence a new generation of composers — a style that blends excitement, pathos and pranky humor into unexpected alloys.
From Seattle Times
But I would insist that this sequel to a cringey, pranky, 14-year-old classic is undeniably the most 2020 movie of all time.
From New York Times
Donated by the eternally pranky Loser Mike Creveling.
From Washington Post
His plainspoken ways have also made him a multi-multimillionaire who makes his Fox News predecessor and heretofore unrivaled smirking bully, Bill O’Reilly, seem boyishly pranky.
From Washington Post
After proving himself a crack shot on his first pranky western, the animated Rango, Gore Verbinski appears not to have had enough ammo left over to score as well with The Lone Ranger, a moderately amusing but very uneven revisionist adventure with franchise and theme-park intentions written all over it.
From The Guardian
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