Meaning & use
puckish
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Playfully mischievous.
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He gave a puckish grin just before revealing the prank.
The puckish humor running through her writing kept readers smiling.
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Derived from Puck, the mischievous sprite in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.'
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