roguishly

[roh-gish-lee]

adverb

1. in a playfully mischievous way.

   She smiled roguishly and tickled him before he could defend himself.

2. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of roguishly¹

roguish ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Too few people now read Walter de la Mare’s subtle, sui generis masterpiece, “Memoirs of a Midget,” or Grant Allen’s tales of a roguishly likable con man collected in “An African Millionaire.”

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He and his band, the Lost Planet Airmen, created an original mix of country music, jump blues, rockabilly and boogie that made them one of the most roguishly entertaining good-time bands of their era.

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And he joked roguishly that he and Duke were both “wizards under the sheets.”

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The young man works for the Foreign Office - or so he says - and, as portrayed by roguishly handsome Tom Burke, is both comforting and frightening at once.

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She was a woman who loved women and courted them roguishly.

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