Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a waggish manner; in sport.
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- adverb In a
waggish manner.
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- adverb in a waggish manner
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Examples
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“What makes you think I’m happy to see you?” asked Lupin waggishly.
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A kind of non-rom-com about two young gay men acting as mutual catalysts for each other over the course of a 48-hour affair, it might waggishly be called "How to Lose a Guy in Two Days And Change Your Life Forever."
Gardens, Grotesques and Gospels Steve Dollar 2011
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He waggishly added, "It will be a fund-raiser, and I hope to see you there."
Jay Weston: Herb Alpert Educational Village Is Unveiled! Jay Weston 2011
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He waggishly added, "It will be a fund-raiser, and I hope to see you there."
Jay Weston: Herb Alpert Educational Village Is Unveiled! Jay Weston 2011
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He waggishly added, "It will be a fund-raiser, and I hope to see you there."
Jay Weston: Herb Alpert Educational Village Is Unveiled! Jay Weston 2011
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Heyer was never taken seriously by her contemporary critics "waggishly frolicsome, pertly paced", but "Regency Buck" and most of her other novels are still in print.
A Sweet Spot in Literary History Cynthia Crossen 2011
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He waggishly added, "It will be a fund-raiser, and I hope to see you there."
Jay Weston: Herb Alpert Educational Village Is Unveiled! Jay Weston 2011
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Mr. Turow, who waggishly refers to himself as his firm's "hood ornament," laid down the law to his colleagues some years back.
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The line always reminds me of a piece by the great Bernard Levin who waggishly advanced the theory that there is a dog in Hamlet, called 'Amazement' - hence the line above. posted by Bystander | 11:21 AM
Archive 2008-05-01 Bystander 2008
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The line always reminds me of a piece by the great Bernard Levin who waggishly advanced the theory that there is a dog in Hamlet, called 'Amazement' - hence the line above. posted by Bystander | 11:21 AM
But Look, Amazement On Thy Mother Sits Bystander 2008
marky commented on the word waggishly
schwaggy.
December 6, 2010