What does waggishly mean?
Waggishly means In a waggish manner..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
In a waggish manner..
‘Doctor,’ says I, looking waggishly at him, ‘do you know ever a rhyme for Aristotle?’ ‘Port, if you plaise,’ says Mr. Goldsmith, laughing. And we had six rhymes for Aristotle before we left the coffee-house that evening.
"Who was ahead?" Leper smiled waggishly. "I couldn't see that...."
Use waggishly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Waggishly means In a waggish manner..
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‘Doctor,’ says I, looking waggishly at him, ‘do you know ever a rhyme for Aristotle?’ ‘Port, if you plaise,’ says Mr. Goldsmith, laughing. And we had six rhymes for Aristotle before we left the coffee-house that evening.
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