Roguish
Sponsored by Paul TyremanCame first in group 430 in round 1 with 262 votesbeat Shrub on 252 votesbeat Glitter on 118 votesbeat Detective on 32 votes
Came third in group 108 in round 2 with 147 votesbeaten by Ruminate on 341 votesbeaten by Fractal on 245 votesbeat Dizzy on 145 votes
English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹəʊɡɪʃ/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹoʊɡɪʃ/
- Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -əʊɡɪʃ, (General American) -oʊɡɪʃ
Adjective[edit]
roguish (comparative more roguish, superlative most roguish)
- Unprincipled or unscrupulous.
- Mischievous and playful.
- 1840, The Novel Newspaper, volume 2, page 8:
- "She'll be a match for poor little Cupid, with his tiny bow and arrow, I dare say," said Grace Fitzgerald, with a roguish eye.
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Translations[edit]
unprincipled or unscrupulous
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mischievous and playful
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