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Knavish
Knavish meaning
Having the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent.
Example sentences (3)
He calls upon Robin " Puck " Goodfellow, his "shrewd and knavish sprite", citation to help him concoct a magical juice derived from a flower called " love-in-idleness ", which turns from white to purple when struck by Cupid's arrow.
O Lord our God arise, Scatter her enemies, And make them fall: Confound their politics, Frustrate their knavish used to be popish tricks, On Thee our hopes we fix: God save us all.
Shakespeare's characterization of "shrewd and knavish" Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream may have revived flagging interest in Puck.