Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Trickish; knavish; artful.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Trickish; artful.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective obsolete
Trickish ;artful .
Etymologies
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knack + -ish
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Examples
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He said the word knackish in English, though truth to tell no one would have understood the word but Calvin himself.
Alvin Journeyman Card, Orson Scott 1995
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"I'd like to see what all the knackish folk in Hatrack River would make of you."
Heartfire Card, Orson Scott 1998
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"There's no such word as knackish in the English language," Calvin said.
Alvin Journeyman Card, Orson Scott 1995
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"Then you'll have to fix me, my talented knackish friend."
Alvin Journeyman Card, Orson Scott 1995
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