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Archness
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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Archness
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the quality of being arch, or saucily mischievous
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Archness
see synonyms of archnessadj.
1. Chief; principal: their arch foe.
2.
a. Mischievous; roguish: "She ... was arch enough to inform the queen whenever I committed any folly that she thought would be diverting to her majesty" (Jonathan Swift).
b. Teasing, ironic, or sardonic: "I know, Edy Boardman said none too amiably with an arch glance from her shortsighted eyes. I know who is Tommy's sweetheart" (James Joyce).
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