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# roguish

adjective (no change for comparison in common use)

«roguish» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Roguish means playful and a little naughty or sly, as in a cheeky smile or a twinkle in the eye. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roguish/#m1)

### In the lessons

describes a cheeky, sly look on a child's or a character's face

### Examples

- He gave a roguish grin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roguish/#x1)
- The cat had a roguish look. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roguish/#x2)
- The two boys were bold and roguish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roguish/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «roguish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roguish/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«roguish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/roguish.html) on Mova free.