knavish

Example Sentences

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His DJ, on the other hand, is a knavish Han Solo type without a mitigating heroic streak.

From The Verge • Mar. 30, 2018

Gentle readers will recall that this is the Shakespeare play in which, among a great many other things, a knavish sprite named Puck turns a man into an ass.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2017

Ms. Steinmetz’s partner, John Russell, who plays the knavish John Willoughby, met the Bedlam crowd through her.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2016

The phrase "Thy choicest gifts in store" sounds like a supermarket advert, and "knavish tricks" is all too reminiscent of the Bullingdon Club.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2016

I thought of the knavish Edmund and his dark desires.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein