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knavish | knavess |

As an adjective knavish

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

As a noun knavess is

(archaic) a knavish woman.

knavish

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent

    • knavess

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • (archaic) A knavish woman.
    • Carlyle.
    (Webster 1913)