waggish

[ wag-ish ]

/ ˈwæg ɪʃ /

like a wag; roguish in merriment and good humor; jocular: Fielding and Sterne are waggish writers.

characteristic of or befitting a wag: waggish humor.

Nearby words

First recorded in 1580–90; wag + -ish¹

SYNONYMS FOR waggish

Related formswag·gish·ly, adverbwag·gish·ness, noun

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The third-day story, as I recall, fell to John Kifner, then a waggish youngster, later a great foreign correspondent.
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“The Spawn of Carefully Spent Sperm,” a waggish still childless friend of mine suggested.
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Much obliged for agreeing with me, commented Jerry with a waggish nod toward the kindly-disposed timepiece.
Marjorie Dean High School Senior|Pauline Lester
In one hand he trailed a gun, and at his heels trotted a waggish spaniel of immense importance and infinitesimal size.
Aladdin O'Brien|Gouverneur Morris

Blackie's text books of Greek Dialogues are full of the most waggish remarks.
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"No; that isn't it," he said, chiding her with a waggish forefinger.
Alice Adams|Booth Tarkington
Or worse, did some waggish, but inconsiderate friend ever send you a fools-cap and a hamper of stones?
The Comic Latin Grammar|Percival Leigh

adj.

"willing to make a fool of oneself, and fond of doing so to others," 1580s, from wag (n.) + -ish. Related: Waggishly; waggishness.