Knavish and Nasty

Knavish

Knavish adjective - Tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness.

Nasty and knavish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nasty" instead an adjective "Knavish".

Nearby Words: knavery, knave

Nasty

Nasty adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.

Knavish and nasty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Knavish" instead an adjective "Nasty".

Nearby Word: nastily
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