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roguishly

[ roh-gish-lee ]

/ ˈroʊ gɪʃ li /

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adverb

in a playfully mischievous way:She smiled roguishly and tickled him before he could defend himself.

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.

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Origin of roguishly

Words nearby roguishly

rogue state, rogue's yarn, rogue trader, rogue wave, roguish, roguishly, Röhm, Rohnert Park, Rohrer, Roh Tae Woo, Rohypnol

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Example sentences from the Web for roguishly

Samuel (roguishly): God heard thy prayer, and sent thee a little son to boast of.
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"You wouldn't have that difficulty with Aunt Rachel," said Jack, roguishly.
Timothy Crump's Ward|Horatio Alger
Mr. Golding was sadly pleasant; Carrie was roguishly observant, but womanly and quiet.
Hoosier Mosaics|Maurice Thompson
Apolline again began laughing with the cooing notes of a dove, and looked at him sideways, roguishly, without answering.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete|Emile Zola

He promised me, roguishly enough, that he would have thought of a better than that by the time he sighted Cape Clear.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill

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