scampish
Like a rascal
Scampish describes behavior characteristic of a scamp—mischievous, roguish, or playfully naughty.
The word suggests someone who bends rules or causes minor trouble with charm rather than malice: He had a scampish grin that made it hard to stay angry.
The tone is affectionate rather than condemning.
Mischievously dishonest
- knavishDishonest and sly
- waywardStubbornly self-willed
- unrulyDifficult to control
- troublesomeCausing difficulty or annoyance
disobedient · misbehaving · rowdy · delinquent · incorrigible · rebellious · defiant · ne'er-do-well
Whimsically inclined to tease
- elfinSmall and sprite-like
- pixieishResembling a mischievous fairy
- spriteTiny magical creature
- mischief-makerOne who causes trouble
prankster · trickster · imp · gamin · rascal · rapscallion · waggish · arch
Cleverly deceptive
scheming · tricky · shrewd · cagey · guileful · calculating · devious · slippery
rascally
Mischievously dishonest
troublesome · disobedient · misbehaving · rowdy · delinquent · incorrigible · rebellious · defiant · ne'er-do-well · good-for-nothing
puckish
Whimsically inclined to tease
mischief-maker · prankster · trickster · imp · gamin · rascal · rapscallion · waggish · arch · droll
sly
Cleverly deceptive
foxy · scheming · tricky · shrewd · cagey · guileful · calculating · devious · slippery · sneaky
frolicsome
Inclined to merriment
gamboling · capering · sprightly · lively · animated · jaunty · spirited · exuberant · rollicking · frolicking
rakish
Dashingly unconventional in style
- charmingPleasantly attractive in manner
- debonairSophisticated and carefree
- dashingSpiritedly stylish and bold
devil-may-care · raffish · gallant · swashbuckling · audacious · bold · brazen · insolent · cocky · saucy
scampishwell-behaved
Conducting oneself properly
proper · upstanding · virtuous · respectable · decorous
scamp, scamper, escapade, scampering, scampered, scamps, scapegrace