knavish : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: knavish	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for knavish
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
knavish adj marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney" Synonym(s): crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Knavish \Knav"ish\, a. 1. Like or characteristic of a knave; given to knavery; trickish; fraudulent; dishonest; villainous; as, a knavish fellow, or a knavish trick. [bd]Knavish politicians.[b8] --Macaulay. 2. Mischievous; roguish; waggish. Cupid is knavish lad, Thus to make poor females mad. --Shak.