"knavish" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈneɪvɪʃ/ [General-American] Forms: more knavish [comparative], most knavish [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪvɪʃ Etymology: From Middle English knavych, knavyssh; equivalent to knave + -ish. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|knavych}} Middle English knavych, {{suffix|en|knave|ish}} knave + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} knavish (comparative more knavish, superlative most knavish)
  1. Having the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent. Translations (having the characteristics of a knave): πανοῦργος (panoûrgos) (Ancient Greek), γλοιός (gloiós) (Ancient Greek)
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