roguish meaning and definition

ROGUISH adjective

Definition of roguish (adjective)

1. playful in an appealingly bold way
   • "a roguish grin"
   • synonyms: devilish, rascally
2. lacking principles or scruples
   • "the rascally rabble"; "the tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy" - W.M. Thackaray; "the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew"
   • synonyms: blackguardly, rascally, scoundrelly