monkeyish

adjective

Definition of monkeyishnext
as in prankish

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  1. prankish
  2. uncontrollable
  3. knavish
  4. wrongheaded
  5. impish
  6. waggish
  7. wayward
  8. arch
Adjective
  • Fuchs put a prankish spin on the descending octaves that tootle above the reprise of the symphony’s solemn opening.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • While Gandhi begins his pursuit with a largely prankish approach, his film (and the gimmick anchoring it) surprisingly illuminates what some people gain from becoming part of a communal family.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 31 July 2024
Definition of prankish
Adjective
  • Despite a long and uncontrollable process of detaching herself from family, friends, and even her husband, she was told by doctors that everything was fine.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The uncontrollable blaze, which continued to consume buildings, has wound up burning more than 11,000 acres between the two beach towns.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of uncontrollable
Adjective
  • Wells could be playful, knavish, and his tone here is one of urgency and optimism about the distribution of information.
    BostonGlobe.com, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2021
  • The same people who are now telling us that only Republican-voting obscurantists, ignorant deplorables and knavish right-wing media pundits are raising doubts about the vaccine would have been oozing skepticism.
    Gerard Baker, WSJ, 12 July 2021
Definition of knavish
Adjective
  • Some people’s views, inevitably, will be shaped by wrongheaded ideas.
    Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • There’s a widespread and sadly tragic misunderstanding of Bridgerton as a show primarily about romance, and this sensible but wrongheaded conclusion has some basis in fact.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 18 June 2024
Definition of wrongheaded
Adjective
  • Enter the impish, shaggy-haired son of an Austrian police officer.
    Danielle Friedman, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
  • So Link’s Awakening is a careful balance of impish humor and light danger — much like David Lynch’s Twin Peaks, which inspired the game (and its dreamworld owls).
    Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of impish
Adjective
  • The waggish jeer that subverts the Reich Chancellery, designed by Adolf Hitler's chief architect, Albert Speer, must have sent the woman who chastises children for flatulent folly into a tizzy.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
  • After publishing a New York Times piece about grieving her late husband, the waggish writer received an email from a kindly old acquaintance who was also recently widowed.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of waggish
Adjective
  • The wayward cats would have to be left behind. Before getting in the car, Heidi had flung open the front door, hoping the lost cats would find their way out.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Then, as Blue Origin got deeper into the countdown, a wayward boat strayed into the keep-out zone around the launch site.
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of wayward
Adjective
  • The arch support and traction were also impressive, and these felt comfortable for standing all day, as well as secure on both ice and snow.
    Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Support Underfoot and arch support can vary from one recovery footwear to another.
    Cory Smith, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of arch
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Thesaurus Entries Near monkeyish

monkeying (with)

monkeyish

monkeys

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