waggish

Example Sentences

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It’s less concerned with satisfying the expectations of its genre than in finding waggish ways to deviate from them.

From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2023

Gunn gets that, evident in his interpretation of Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" and 2021's waggish do-over of "The Suicide Squad" for DC.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2022

But this waggish show, which enjoyed a cult moment on Broadway, is borne aloft on vintage music from the Go-Go’s.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2021

It was his background as an educator that he credited for his repetitive locution style - or, as waggish journalists dubbed it, his "single transferable speech".

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2020

No one had ever seen him so waggish, or so happy.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller