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Prankish vs Roguish - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between prankish and roguish

is that prankish is given to or characterized by impishness or playfulness; mischievous while roguish is unprincipled or unscrupulous.

prankish

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Given to or characterized by impishness or playfulness; mischievous.

    • Synonyms

    * (naughtily or annoyingly playful) impish, mischievous, pixilated, implike, puckish

    roguish

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • unprincipled or unscrupulous
  • mischievous and playful
  • * 1840 , The Novel Newspaper (volume 2, page 8)
    • "She'll be a match for poor little Cupid, with his tiny bow and arrow, I dare say," said Grace Fitzgerald, with a roguish eye.

    Derived terms

    * roguishly * roguishness