Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

puckishly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: puck-ish-ly
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Mischievously; playfully.

Example Sentences

"At the start of lockdown, some puckishly predicted that all those couples locked away together would set off a pandemic baby boom."

Etymology

Etymology tree English puckish Middle English -ly English -ly English puckishly From puckish + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more puckishly (comparative) most puckishly (superlative)

Synonyms

impishly

Questions

What does puckishly mean?: Mischievously; playfully.
Where does puckishly come from?: Etymology tree English puckish Middle English -ly English -ly English puckishly From puckish + -ly.

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