knavish
a . 恶棍似的;流氓的;不正的
恶棍似的;流氓的;不正的
knavish adj 1 :
marked by skill in deception ; "
cunning men often pass for wise "; "
deep political machinations "; "
a foxy scheme "; "
a slick evasive answer "; "
sly as a fox "; "
tricky Dick "; "
a wily old attorney " [
synonym : {
crafty }, {
cunning }, {
dodgy },
{
foxy }, {
guileful }, {
knavish }, {
slick }, {
sly }, {
tricksy },
{
tricky }, {
wily }]
Knavish \
Knav "
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a .
1 .
Like or characteristic of a knave [
3 ];
given to knavery ;
trickish ;
fraudulent ;
dishonest ;
villainous ;
as ,
a knavish fellow ,
or a knavish trick . "
Knavish politicians ."
--
Macaulay .
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2 .
Mischievous ;
roguish ;
waggish ;
rascally .
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Cupid is knavish lad ,
Thus to make poor females mad . --
Shak .
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74 Moby Thesaurus words for "
knavish ":
abominable ,
arch ,
arrant ,
atrocious ,
bad ,
base ,
black ,
blackguardly ,
blamable ,
blameworthy ,
criminal ,
damnable ,
dark ,
deceitful ,
degraded ,
devilish ,
disgraceful ,
elfish ,
elvish ,
evil ,
execrable ,
flagitious ,
flagrant ,
foolish ,
foul ,
full of mischief ,
heinous ,
high -
spirited ,
impish ,
improper ,
infamous ,
iniquitous ,
low ,
lying ,
mendacious ,
mischief -
loving ,
mischievous ,
monstrous ,
naughty ,
nefarious ,
notorious ,
peccant ,
playful ,
prankish ,
pranksome ,
pranky ,
puckish ,
rank ,
rascally ,
recreant ,
reprehensible ,
reprobate ,
roguish ,
scampish ,
scandalous ,
scapegrace ,
scoundrelly ,
shameful ,
shifty ,
sinful ,
sportive ,
trickish ,
tricksy ,
unforgivable ,
unpardonable ,
unspeakable ,
untruthful ,
unworthy ,
vicious ,
vile ,
villainous ,
waggish ,
wicked ,
wrong
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