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prankish

[prang-kish] / ˈpræŋ kɪʃ /


ADJECTIVE
elfish
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It also suited Scott’s shooting style: long takes, not a lot of notes, multiple cameras and a prankish sense of humor.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2023

In 2008, he and a co-host set off a national uproar after broadcasting on Brand’s BBC radio show the prankish voice messages they left for Andrew Sachs, a beloved former actor on “Fawlty Towers.”

From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2023

Missives like Meredith’s clarify the latent danger in some of the riot’s more prankish elements.

From Slate • Jan. 12, 2021

"The Gentlemen" continues to showcase his crass flash, featuring more sophomoric antics than prankish teenage schoolboys.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2020

“Come,” he says, prankish, leading me through the house.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black




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