puck·ish /ˈpʌkɪʃ/adjectiveadj [usually before noun] literary
JOKEshowing that you are amused by other people, and like to make jokes about them 淘气的,顽皮的
a puckish grin
调皮的一笑
—puckishlyadverbadv
Examples from the Corpus
puckish• But the smile is puckish indeed, and breaks through the formality of the posture often.• But I have puckishnews for you.• Basil Rocke had a very puckish sense of humour and wryness which veiled a deep kindliness.• For all his genius, Fermi had a decidedly puckish side.
Originpuckish
(1800-1900)Puck evil spirit in old English stories