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Synonyms for waggish

Most common

funny arch humorous jolly witty comical droll facetious

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    witty, jocular, like a wag

Related words

Word family
waggishness

Example sentences

  • funny He told us such a funny story that we all laughed.
  • arch Would you like shoe inserts for better arch support?
  • humorous The story of their encounter is somewhat humorous.
  • jolly He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf.
  • witty Tom told me that he thought that Mary was witty.
  • comical The absurdity of the situation was almost comical.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
waggishsteady
funnyrising
archsteady
humoroussteady
jollyrising
wittysteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
arch1
5 letters
funny2, merry2, jolly2, witty2, droll1
6 letters
jocose2
7 letters
playful2, comical3, jocular3, roguish, jesting, knavish
8 letters
humorous3, sportive, prankish
9 letters
laughable3, whimsical3, facetious3, humourous
10 letters
frolicsome
11 letters
mischievous3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (funny2 = 2 syllables).