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- Dictionarypuckish/ˈpʌkɪʃ/
adjective
- 1. playful, especially in a mischievous way: "a puckish sense of humour"
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PUCKISH definition: 1. liking to make jokes about other people and play silly tricks on them: 2. liking to make jokes…. Learn more.
adjective. puck· ish ˈpə-kish. Synonyms of puckish. : impish, whimsical. puckishly adverb. puckishness noun. Did you know? We know Puck as "that merry wanderer of the night," the shape-changing, maiden-frightening, mischief-sowing henchman to the king of the fairies in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Someone who's puckish is up to a little trouble. Your puckish friend might play practical jokes on you, but they're more silly than meanspirited. You can imagine a puckish person with a naughty twinkle in her eye. She might drive you crazy, but she also makes you laugh.
Puckish definition: mischievous; impish.. See examples of PUCKISH used in a sentence.
PUCKISH meaning: 1. liking to make jokes about other people and play silly tricks on them: 2. liking to make jokes…. Learn more.
Definition of puckish adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you describe someone as puckish, you mean that they play tricks on people or tease them..... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective puckish. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Define puckish. puckish synonyms, puckish pronunciation, puckish translation, English dictionary definition of puckish. adj. Mischievous; impish: a puckish grin; puckish wit. puck′ish·ly adv. puck′ish·ness n.
playful, especially in a mischievous way:. Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.
