PUCKISH Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

puckish

adjective

ˈpə-kish

as in mischievous

tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness he takes a puckish delight in teasing her about her love life, or lack thereof

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Recent Examples on the Web While his work for clients generally calls for classical proportion, albeit with a modern eye, his personal taste is puckish, even zany. —

Nancy Hass Luana Rigolli, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2022 The Progressive Corporation struck advertising gold when its first campaign featuring a puckish employee named Flo debuted in 2008. —

Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2023 The drive to complete that escape would take Mr. Stewart first to the stage and then to the television and film roles that have depended on his balance between stately British delivery and puckish, trans-Atlantic good humor. —

Barbara Spindel, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2023 Morrissey’s puckish perspective always scares pop-music traditionalists by exploring previously unspoken depths. —

Armond White, National Review, 1 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for puckish

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