waggish

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore W words

playfully roguish or mischievously humorous

In a sentence

Waggish in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing waggish in a sentence.

The waggish columnist could not resist a pun even in his serious editorials.

Synonyms

Antonyms

solemnsoberearnest

Keep going

to speak or write evasively without committing to a clear position

to indulge oneself excessively in a state or emotion

pale and sickly in appearance, suggesting weakness or weariness

a strong, restless desire to travel and explore the world

to decrease gradually in size, strength, or importance

marked by reckless cruelty or a deliberate disregard for restraint

to sing with trilling, modulated notes

to justify or provide adequate grounds for something

Common questions

Waggish (adjective) means playfully roguish or mischievously humorous

Here is waggish used in an example sentence: "The waggish columnist could not resist a pun even in his serious editorials."

Common synonyms for waggish include jocular, droll, impish, facetious.

Antonyms of waggish include solemn, sober, earnest.

Waggish is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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