knavishly
adverb
Synonyms
Examples of knavish in a Sentence
a knavish bunch of urchins racing pell-mell through the marketplace
Recent Examples on the Web
Wells could be playful, knavish, and his tone here is one of urgency and optimism about the distribution of information.
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BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2021
The same people who are now telling us that only Republican-voting obscurantists, ignorant deplorables and knavish right-wing media pundits are raising doubts about the vaccine would have been oozing skepticism.
—Gerard Baker, WSJ, 12 July 2021
BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2021
The same people who are now telling us that only Republican-voting obscurantists, ignorant deplorables and knavish right-wing media pundits are raising doubts about the vaccine would have been oozing skepticism.
—Gerard Baker, WSJ, 12 July 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of knavish was
in the 15th century
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“Knavish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knavish. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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