Knavishly

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Knavishly \Knav"ish*ly\, adv.
     1. In a knavish manner; dishonestly; fraudulently. --Holland.
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     2. Mischievously; waggishly; roguishly. "Knavishly witty."
        --Gayton.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  knavishly
       adv : in an artful manner; "he craftily arranged to be there when
             the decision was announced"; "had ever circumstances
             conspired so cunningly?" [syn: {craftily}, {cunningly},
              {foxily}, {slyly}, {trickily}, {artfully}]