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Knavish a. : Like or characteristic of a knave; given to knavery; trickish; fraudulent; dishonest; villainous; as, a knavish fellow, or a knavish trick.

Knavish a. : Mischievous; roguish; waggish.

Example:
Does God frustrate the Knavish tricks of those who would critisize the royal family?

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knavish in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of knavish. Pronunciation of knavish. Translations of knavish. knavish synonyms, knavish antonyms. ... knavish - marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy ... knavish ... 

synonyms
  (adjective) crafty
  (adjective) cunning
  (adjective) dodgy
  (adjective) foxy
  (adjective) guileful
  (adjective) slick
  (adjective) sly
  (adjective) tricksy
  (adjective) tricky
  (adjective) wily
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  (adjective) artful


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