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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks;
[syn: prankishness, rascality, roguishness]

2. reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others;
[syn: mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, deviltry, devilry, devilment, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Roguish \Rogu"ish\, a. 1. Vagrant. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster] His roguish madness Allows itself to anything. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling, or characteristic of, a rogue; knavish. [1913 Webster] 3. Pleasantly mischievous; waggish; arch. [1913 Webster] The most bewitching leer with her eyes, the most roguish cast. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] -- Rogu"ish*ly, adv. -- Rogu"ish*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

roguishness n 1: the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks [syn: prankishness, rascality, roguishness] 2: reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others [syn: mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, deviltry, devilry, devilment, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan]