puckishness
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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There is enough of William Shatner’s puckishness in Mount that one may easily forget that this is the Pike and Spock Show, and not the Kirk and Spock Show.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2022
His voice is a little raspier than it once was, but that signature puckishness is fully intact.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 20, 2020
The line between puckishness and principle blurred in due time.
From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2017
The site’s puckishness made it famous, but its loose, unconventional standards could get it into trouble.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 19, 2017
The focus on the clock, however, may just be a bit of sly misdirection from Sanborn—who is known among Kryptos fans for his puckishness.
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2014
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