puckishly

• Adverbe signifiant « d'une manière espiègle ou joueuse », souvent avec une touche d'humour malicieux. Issu du personnage de Puck dans la pièce de Shakespeare « Le Songe d'une nuit d'été », il décrit des actions ou des paroles taquines, coquines ou finement rusées.

An adverb meaning "in a mischievous or playful manner," often with a sense of impish humor. Derived from the character Puck in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' it is used to describe actions or speech that are teasing, roguish, or whimsically sly.

1. In a mischievously playful mannerC1formal

   Acting with a playful, impish, or roguish sense of humor, often in a charming or appealing way.

   de manière espiègle

   • He puckishly winked at her from across the room.
   • The child puckishly hid his sister's toy, then laughed.
   • She puckishly suggested they skip the meeting and go for coffee.

   Synonymesarchlyimpishlymischievouslyplayfullyroguishlysportivelywaggishly

   Antonymesgravelyseriouslysomberlysternly