Definition of "scampish" [scamp•ish]

• Resembling a scamp; knavish (adjective)

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• "Ameche and Tierney are a handsome, appealing pair from their first meeting in a bookshop, while Charles Coburn (as scampish Grandpa Hugo) and Allyn Joslyn (as Henry's strait-laced cousin Albert) round out a fabulous supporting cast."
• "For while every discount A. J. Liebling who parachutes into the state likes to establish that Louisiana is ruled by scampish Cajun kings, tin-pot Napoleons, and back-slapping, nut-cutting populists of the Long stripe, it is a stereotype that historically has been, well, sort of true."
• "Apologies to all those who expect something less puerile from Vicious Imagery, I'm in a scampish mood today..."