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roguish | scaramouche |

As an adjective roguish

is unprincipled or unscrupulous.

As a proper noun scaramouche is

a roguish clown character from italy.

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

    scaramouche

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A roguish clown character from Italy