puckishly

English

Etymology

puckish +‎ -ly

Adverb

puckishly (comparative more puckishly, superlative most puckishly)

  1. Mischievously; playfully.
    • 2021 April 13, Tom Whyman, “Why, Despite Everything, You Should Have Kids (if You Want Them)”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
      At the start of lockdown, some puckishly predicted that all those couples locked away together would set off a pandemic baby boom.
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