knavish

Meaning

Having the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent.

Synonyms

roguish

tricky

rascally

cunning

sly

crafty

scoundrelly

guileful

dodgy

tricksy

foxy

wily

fraudulent

slick

misbehaved

rogue

rough

roughish

trickish

unprincipled

unruly

vile

waggish

wayward

wicked

witty

base

trouble-making

blackguardly

coward

deceptive

delinquent

dishonest

dishonorable

good for nothing

ignoble

ignominious

infamous

inglorious

iniquitous

jocular

Translations

furfantesco

schurkisch

مخادع

astut

murri

bergant

sagaç

sorneguer

niederträchtig

مهين

gaunerhaft

schurkenhaft

αστείος

άτιμος

شين

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈneɪvɪʃ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: knavych

In summary

From Middle English knavych, knavyssh; equivalent to knave + -ish.