| Knavish 1. (a.) Like or characteristic of a knave; given to knavery; trickish; fraudulent; dishonest; villainous; as, a knavish fellow, or a knavish trick. 2. (a.) Mischievous; roguish; waggish. Thesaurus Entries abominable, arch, arrant, atrocious, bad, base, black, blackguardly, blamable, blameworthy, criminal, damnable, dark, deceitful, degraded, devilish, disgraceful, elfish, elvish, evil, execrable, flagitious, flagrant, foolish, foul, full of mischief, heinous, high-spirited, impish, improper, infamous, iniquitous, low, lying, mendacious, mischief-loving, mischievous, monstrous, naughty, nefarious, notorious, peccant, playful, prankish, pranksome, pranky, puckish, rank, rascally, recreant, reprehensible, reprobate, roguish, scampish, scandalous, scapegrace, scoundrelly, shameful, shifty, sinful, sportive, trickish, tricksy, unforgivable, unpardonable, unspeakable, untruthful, unworthy, vicious, vile, villainous, waggish, wicked, wrong |