What does the word waggish mean?
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Waggishness.
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Waggishly.
Part of speech: noun
Part of speech: adverb
Part of speech: adjective
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Usage examples for waggish
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Over the high wooden mantel the Maitland who had been governor of the state years ago hung at a waggish angle, and a clock had been pushed aside and stopped at half- past one. – The Window at the White Cat by Mary Roberts Rinehart
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He repeated the amazed, 'You don't say so' of Colonel Halkett, on hearing the name of the new Liberal candidate for Bevisham at the dinner- table, together with some of Cecil's waggish embroidery upon the theme. – The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith by George Meredith
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Then with a waggish expression of countenance he said: Au! – A Frontier Mystery by Bertram Mitford