puckish

• “Mr. Galentine was quieter, but possessed what the couple's longtime neighbor described as a puckish sense of humor.”

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• “Dianne Feinstein described Reid's sense of humor as "puckish" and Cantwell said that one of the downsides of having Al Franken as a colleague is that the men in the caucus try to out-funny the funny man.”

  The Huffington Post: Harry Reid, The Man Who Never Says Goodbye

• “GREENFIELD: Joe Lieberman does have a kind of puckish sense of humor.”

  CNN Transcript Dec 9, 2003

• “There's a kind of puckish sense of humor that Wellstone has always carried into his political campaigns, like the famous ads he did in 1990 where he's talking at breakneck speed, saying I don't have any money, so I have to talk fast.”

  CNN Transcript Oct 25, 2002

• “By the way"—an able tailor, Garak altered his expression from puckish to sincerely concerned—"any word from him?”

  Simon & Schuster: WARCHILD

• “puckish" Microsoft move, says antitrust expert in an analysis of the latest maneuver.”

  Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now

• “The Cheshire cat's wide, puckish smile descending from the heavens as a crescent moon; the caterpillar puffing opiate smoke into the face of Alice and snobbishly asking, Who ...”

  Archive 2009-10-01

• “It accomplished all those achievements with a puckish irreverence that captivated the public and made heroes of its employees.”

  Simon & Schuster: In the Plex

• “A puckish irreverence, calculated to upend the cliché of the tortured master builder, is integral to his impressive resume.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Building a Better Future

• “He was a very interesting man; a progressive thinker with an unexpected and puckish sense of humour.”

  The Guardian: National Portrait Gallery to put EO Hoppé back in the frame

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