Highborn and Knavish

Highborn

Highborn adjective - Of high birth, rank, or station.
Usage example: skeptics have argued that these dramatic masterpieces must have been written by someone more highborn than one William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon

Knavish is an antonym for highborn.

Knavish

Knavish adjective - Tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness.

Highborn is an antonym for knavish.

Nearby Words: knavery, knave
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