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roguish

adjective
 
 
/ˈrəʊ.ɡɪʃ/ US  /ˈroʊ-/

Definition

(of a person) looking as if they are going to laugh because of slightly bad behaviour: His eyes were bright blue with a roguish twinkle in them.Bad but attractive roguishly
 
 
/-li/ adverb
Bad but attractive
roguishness
 
 
/-nəs/ noun [U]
Bad but attractive
(Definition of roguish adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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