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- [roh-gish]
- /ˈroʊ gɪʃ/
- /ˈrəʊ.ɡɪʃ/
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- [roh-gish]
- /ˈroʊ gɪʃ/
Definitions of roguishly word
- adjective roguishly pertaining to, characteristic of, or acting like a rogue; knavish or rascally. 1
- adjective roguishly playfully mischievous: a roguish smile. 1
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Origin of roguishly
First appearance:
before 1565 One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1565-75; rogue + -ish1
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Parts of speech for Roguishly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
roguishly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for roguishly
adv roguishly
- basely — morally low; without estimable personal qualities; dishonorable; meanspirited; selfish; cowardly.
- crookedly — not straight; bending; curved: a crooked path.
- falsely — not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- malevolently — wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
- maliciously — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
adverb roguishly
- archly — in an arch manner; pertly and mischievously
- delinquently — failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense.
- dishonestly — In a dishonest manner.
- dishonorably — In a dishonorable manner.
- dishonourably — (British) alternative spelling of dishonorably.
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