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Definition of "prankish" [prank•ish]

  • Given to or characterized by impishness or playfulness; mischievous. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "prankish" in a sentence
  • "That too is a heck of a stretch, while ignoring the nooses as "prankish" or whatever the call was to let it go."
  • "I gotta admit, this is kinda funny in a fratboy prankish sort of way."
  • "Leingruber has already designed several artistic, prankish and borderline illegal browser extensions, including the China Channel, which lets you experience the Internet as if you were in China, and Pirates of the Amazon, which let Amazon browsers easily download for free the products they were thinking of buying."