Knavish is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.
You can make 165 anagrams from letters in knavish (ahiknsv).
First recorded in 1350-1400, knavish is from the Middle English word knavyssh. See knave, -ish1
Some occurrence of the hour may have suggested the knavish adept with his divining-rod.
We could see that he was sly and knavish—just the stuff we wanted.
I was describing to F—— some knavish tricks of a mutual friend of ours.
They were like monkeys for their knavish and thievish tricks.
Like knavish cards, the leaves of all great books were covertly packed.
The word is also used adjectively for "knavish tricks," "rogueries."
But they must have forgotten all about Mr. Crow's knavish cousin, Jasper Jay.
So ridiculously were they abused by knavish and ignorant star-gazers.
How could I foresee I should have to deal with a knavish sort of a nameless something?
Neither were they filled with goods, like those of knavish traders.
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