rogueish
Charmingly up to something
Rogueish is a less common spelling of roguish, meaning playfully mischievous or charmingly dishonest.
A rogueish smile suggests someone up to no good in an appealing way: He gave her a rogueish wink.
The word implies likeable rascality rather than genuine villainy.
Playfully mischievous in manner
- puckishWhimsically inclined to tease
- playfulInclined toward fun
- cheekyPlayfully disrespectful
- waggishHumorously mischievous in manner
rascally · prankish · elfin · pixieish · naughty · frolicsome · scampish · tricksy
Compellingly attractive to others
- dashingSpiritedly stylish and bold
- debonairSophisticated and carefree
- suaveSmoothly refined in manner
- rakishDashingly unconventional in style
gallant · winsome · flirtatious · smooth · captivating · seductive · enticing · disarming
Skilled at deception
- craftyCleverly deceptive
- slyCleverly deceptive
- schemingCrafty and calculating
- deviousUnderhanded and calculating
artful · shrewd · guileful · calculating · conniving · foxy · tricky · sneaky
Independent-minded rule-breaker
- renegadeDeserter of a cause
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
- rebelliousResisting authority or control
- iconoclastAttacker of cherished beliefs
outlaw · unruly · contrarian · rule-breaking · freewheeling · unconventional · wayward · untamed
impish
Playfully mischievous in manner
waggish · rascally · prankish · elfin · pixieish · naughty · frolicsome · scampish · tricksy · teasing
charismatic
Compellingly attractive to others
rakish · gallant · winsome · flirtatious · smooth · captivating · seductive · enticing · disarming · irresistible
wily
Skilled at deception
devious · artful · shrewd · guileful · calculating · conniving · foxy · tricky · sneaky · underhanded
maverick
Independent-minded rule-breaker
- renegadeDeserter of a cause
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
- rebelliousResisting authority or control
iconoclast · outlaw · unruly · contrarian · rule-breaking · freewheeling · unconventional · wayward · untamed · independent
rogueishvirtuous
Morally excellent, principled
upright · honorable · righteous · saintly · principled
rogueishearnest
Sincerely intense in purpose
sincere · guileless · artless · straightforward · ingenuous
rogueishproper
Socially appropriate
respectable · strait-laced · upstanding · conventional · conformist