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Recent Examples of puckish Nattily dressed in a tan peacoat and collared shirt, the puckish tot also made monster noises, stuck his fingers in his dad’s ears, plopped himself on the floor and went eye to eye with Trump. Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025 Haugerud’s writing is thoughtful and rife with substantial ideas, but also delights in puckish diversions and shaggy-dog anecdotes — some of which illuminate the themes at hand, while others merely highlight the eccentric perversity of man in general. Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025 This puckish presentation may not be for those who feign at flatus. Natasha Gural, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025 The clarinettist Matic Kuder, another recent addition to the ranks, enlivened both the symphony and the concerto with limpid, puckish solos. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for puckish
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Adjective
  • Dunk’s mischievous sense of humour was highlighted by poking fun at critics of Hurzeler while attending a Premier League darts event in Brighton in March.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
  • His voice babbles away throughout the record and his mischievous personality shines.
    Thomas Smith, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Dodgers starter Dustin May was good, dotting the corners of the strike zone with his wicked sinker-sweeper combination en route to a 6 ⅔-inning, two-run, five-strikeout outing — his longest since returning from a second career elbow surgery this year.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
  • Enter Halvorsen, who struck out the dangerous Torkelson, walked McKinstry to load the bases, and then struck out Dillon Dingler with a wicked 2-2 slider.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 May 2025
Adjective
  • The brown leather exterior means it can be dressed up with office clothes while its size and woven design are playful enough to work with casual looks like Birkenstocks, a tee, and loose jeans.
    Clint Davis, People.com, 2 May 2025
  • Her Instagram page shows Belichick's more playful side, including photos of him dressed as a fisherman alongside Hudson in a mermaid costume.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Whenever O’Brien was onstage, balancing impish humor with a palpable love for movies and compassion for an industry where so many recently lost so much to the wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles, the ceremony felt light and loose.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
  • These glassy encasements elevated each itty-bitty snapshot of kitschy urban ephemera (a taxi cab, a bodega coffee cup, a slice of pizza, a smiley-face plastic shopping bag) to a surprising elegance—undercut with impish humor.
    Marina Harss, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In person, Wood is funny but sedate, speaking in a deadpan carried along by a prankish undercurrent.
    Ismail Muhammad, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Fuchs put a prankish spin on the descending octaves that tootle above the reprise of the symphony’s solemn opening.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024

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“Puckish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puckish. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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