Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Trickish; knavish; artful.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective obsolete Trickish; artful.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective obsolete Trickish; artful.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

knack +‎ -ish

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word knackish.

Examples

  • He said the word knackish in English, though truth to tell no one would have understood the word but Calvin himself.

    Alvin Journeyman Card, Orson Scott 1995

  • "I'd like to see what all the knackish folk in Hatrack River would make of you."

    Heartfire Card, Orson Scott 1998

  • "There's no such word as knackish in the English language," Calvin said.

    Alvin Journeyman Card, Orson Scott 1995

  • "Then you'll have to fix me, my talented knackish friend."

    Alvin Journeyman Card, Orson Scott 1995

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.