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Recent Examples of puckish And chuckled with Spicy, Austin’s own puckish cartoonist. Steve Sewall, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025 Like End of the Century, Castro’s latest is both sexy and surprisingly cosmic, but this time with a casual, puckish charm. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025 After being saved by his puckish superdog Krypto, Superman returns to win the battle but faces all sorts of issues. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 July 2025 The 131-centimeter (51-inch) mint green figurine with a gremlin-like appearance, sharp teeth and puckish grin went for 1.08 million yuan ($150,325) at the Yongle International Auction house that normally specializes in selling jewelry and modern art. Fred He, CNN Money, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for puckish
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Adjective
  • Orsoni has salt-and-pepper hair and an exaggerated, slightly mischievous energy.
    Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The trailer hints at a lavish production, with Sharpe playing a mischievous Mozart, bounding through a stately home and jumping to reach a chandelier.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Felt wings and ears secured with toothpicks transform petite pumpkins into wicked-cute bats.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
  • There's something wicked about building horror movies around toys, dolls, and other kid-friendly touchstones; they're bound to entice (and potentially scar) curious young audiences more than usual.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • From what was seen on the fall 2025 runways of Ferragamo to Tom Ford, the opulent, sexy, polished dressing of the ’80s will live large this season—Sabrina is just taking it up a notch with her own super feminine, playful fashion formula.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The collection debuts in time with the release of the iPhone 17, creating new ways to protect screens and embrace playful, stylish accessories that are practical and resilient.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • And the first person viewers saw on-screen this week was Patterson’s fellow newcomer Jeremy Culhane—a fresh face to those who have never encountered social-media clips of his impish appearances on the niche comedy streamer Dropout.
    Erik Adams, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The impish Reeves brings puppy-dog codependence to the scruffy Estragon, who leans on Vladimir as his body and memory fail him.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • And within the prankish world created by the production, not everyone was in on the joke.
    David Renard, New York Times, 1 May 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 17 Oct. 2025.

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