waggish
adjective
old-fashionedinformaluk/ˈwæɡ.ɪʃ/us/ˈwæɡ.ɪʃ/(of aperson)funnyin acleverway :
(人)幽默的,诙谐的Thepiece, as one waggishwriterput it, "beginslike Bach andendslike Offenbach."这首曲子,正如一位诙谐的作者所言,“像巴赫一样开始,像奥芬巴赫一样结束”。
using orexpressinghumourin acleverway:
诙谐的The Beatles alsoappearedin twowildlysuccessfuland waggishfilmsdirectedby Richard Lester.披头士乐队还出现在理查德·莱斯特执导的两部极为成功的诙谐电影中。
Behind the author's sometimes waggishproseisconsiderablescholarship.在作者时而诙谐的文字背后是相当多的学术研究。
See
wag
- Milo is nolongerthe waggishbohemianhe was in hisyouth.
- Thischaracteriswitty, waggish,provokingandinsightful.
- He uses waggishhumortogreateffect.
- Hiseyeslackedtheirusualwaggishglint.
Humour & humorous
- amusingly
- barrel
- blackly
- bone dryidiom
- bring
- broadness
- droll
- facetious
- hilarious
- joker
- jokester
- non-serious
- photobomb
- photobombing
- playfully
- playfulness
- rib-tickling
- ridiculous
- scream
- uproarious