01 a. Like or characteristic of a knave{3}; given to knavery; trickish; fraudulent; dishonest; villainous; as, a knavish fellow, or a knavish trick.
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Like or characteristic of a knave{3}; given to knavery; trickish; fraudulent; dishonest; villainous; as, a knavish fellow, or a knavish trick.
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Mischievous; roguish; waggish; rascally.“Cupid is knavish lad, Thus to make poor females mad.” — Shak.