Definition of prankish
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prankishly
adverb
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Examples of prankish in a Sentence
told the prankish lad that someone would eventually get hurt if he kept it up
Recent Examples of prankish from the Web
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And, true to form, Sunday's episode ended with a prankish surprise: Oliver went ahead and made some commercials specifically targeted at the president himself—booking them to run against all the morning shows Trump watches most.
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Winfried [is] a shambling, unshaven music teacher with a mop of gray hair and a prankish sense of humor, [who] has ideas about public and professional behavior that would raise alarms in any human resources department.
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First Known Use of prankish
1776
prankish Synonyms
Synonyms
arch, devilish, elvish, espiègle, impish, knavish, leprechaunish, pixie (also pixy), pixieish, mischievous, puckish, rascally, roguish, scampish, sly, tricksy, waggish, wickedRelated Words
antic, coltish, coy, frisky, frolicsome, kittenish, playful, sportful, sportive; gay, happy, lighthearted, whimsical; energetic, lively, spirited, sprightly; artful, crafty, cunning, trickish, tricky, wily; misbehaving, naughty, troublemaking; pestering, riling, teasingNear Antonyms
grave, grim, sedate, sober, solemn, staid, sternLearn More about prankish
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