puckish

• Beschreibt eine Person, die auf harmlose, verspielte oder schelmische Weise neckisch und zu Streichen aufgelegt ist.

Describes someone who is playful, mischievous, or impish in a harmless way.

1. Playfully mischievousC1formal

   Having a playful, often slightly naughty or impish quality.

   Schelmisch

   • He gave her a puckish grin before hiding her keys.
   • The novel's puckish humor appealed to readers of all ages.
   • Her puckish comment lightened the mood in the tense meeting.

   Synonymearchelfinfriskyimpishmischievousnaughtyplayfulroguishsaucyslysprightlywaggish

   Antonymeearnestgraveserioussobersolemnstaid