archful
adjEtymology From arch + -ful.
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Arch; knowing.
- And then there is a glance of playfulness, And archful innocence, that steals upon The heart, and wakens it to love.1825, “A Sketch”, in The Literary Magnet, page 145:
- His better verse is direct, forceful, sinuous, and pithy, and has the Gallic abandon and archful insouciance.1928, University of Washington, University of Washington publications in language and literature, page 44:
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- When he returned to Dublin and wrote "my intended future is, until the 20th October, Morehampton, Dublin", Theresa made archful reference to his " future intended."1959, Nonplus - Issues 1-4, page 59: