monkeyish

adjective

Definition of monkeyishnext
as in prankish

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monkeyish
  1. prankish
  2. uncontrollable
  3. knavish
  4. wrongheaded
  5. impish
  6. waggish
  7. wayward
  8. arch
Adjective
  • 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
  • While Gandhi begins his pursuit with a largely prankish approach, his film (and the gimmick anchoring it) surprisingly illuminates what some people gain from becoming part of a communal family.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 31 July 2024
Definition of prankish
Adjective
  • Igniting a pool of alcohol or other liquid fuel in a firepit's open container creates an uncontrollable pool fire, which can suddenly produce larger, hotter flames that can spread beyond the firepit product, according to the agency.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The presence of uncontrollable outside forces—namely time, deterioration, and fragmentation—are continuous lines of inquiry for Mobarak, whose work moves seamlessly between performance, sculpture, moving image, poetry, and music.
    Mariana Fernández, ARTnews.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of uncontrollable
Adjective
  • Wells could be playful, knavish, and his tone here is one of urgency and optimism about the distribution of information.
    BostonGlobe.com, 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
Definition of knavish
Adjective
  • There’s a widespread and sadly tragic misunderstanding of Bridgerton as a show primarily about romance, and this sensible but wrongheaded conclusion has some basis in fact.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 18 June 2024
  • Even many allies in the fight for racial justice dismiss his brand of antiracism as unworkable, wrongheaded or counterproductive.
    Rachel Poser January LaVoy Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 4 June 2024
Definition of wrongheaded
Adjective
  • Instead, the impish demon still sports a black-and-white suit, hoping to cause mischief in the world of the living and reconnect with his decades-long crush, Lydia.
    Emma Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Mintz is sixty-three, with eyes that twinkle behind his glasses and an impish laugh that makes his deliberations seem like a series of adventures.
    Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of impish
Adjective
  • After publishing a New York Times piece about grieving her late husband, the waggish writer received an email from a kindly old acquaintance who was also recently widowed.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
  • He’s left a distinctive stamp on the orchestra’s sound in the years since, whether declaiming the beginning of Mahler 5 with a preacher’s conviction or, as in a recent Ravinia concert, tossing off a ragtime solo with waggish virtuosity.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2024
Definition of waggish
Adjective
  • Over the summer, a wayward cluster of metallic balloons triggered a widespread power outage in Orleans Parish after coming into contact with a power line.
    Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The magnetic field stamps out the flickers by pushing any wayward pairs to align with the overall gyre.
    Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of wayward
Adjective
  • Podiatrists crafted them specifically to solve the lack of arch support in most shoes.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The memory foam sole also lends some comfort and arch support so your feet won’t hurt after babysitting a high-maintenance stew all day.
    Anne Loreto Cruz, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of arch
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monkeying (with)

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monkeys

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