archly
In roguish fashion
Archly means in a playfully teasing or knowing manner, with an air of affected superiority or mischief.
It describes a way of speaking or looking that suggests the speaker knows something the listener doesn't, or is being deliberately coy: She archly raised an eyebrow at his explanation.
The word carries connotations of smugness or ironic amusement.
coy
Affectedly modest
impish · roguish · puckish · waggish · cheeky · saucy · coquettish · flirtatious · kittenish · playful
mocking
Scornfully imitating or ridiculing
- sneeringExpressing scorn facially
- sarcasticMockingly insincere in tone
- derisiveExpressing contemptuous ridicule
scornful · disdainful · contemptuous · snide · caustic · acerbic · biting · cutting · mordant · withering
archlysincerely
With genuine feeling
earnestly · genuinely · straightforwardly · candidly · honestly
archlyhumbly
Without pride or arrogance
modestly · meekly · unassumingly · deferentially · self-effacingly
- Gateway ArchCatenary-shaped memorial in Missouri
- triumphal archMonument celebrating conquest
- arch enemyPrincipal, persistent adversary
- wheel archCutout housing a tire
- arch rivalsFiercest, most enduring opponents
- archery rangeBow and arrow facility
arch, arched, hierarchy, anarchy, arching, arches, archer, archery, archbishop