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archful

adj

Etymology

From arch + -ful.

  1. derived from arcus
  2. derived from arche
  3. inherited from arch
  4. suffixed as archful — “arch + ful”

Definitions

  1. Arch

    Arch; knowing.

    • And then there is a glance of playfulness, And archful innocence, that steals upon The heart, and wakens it to love.
    • His better verse is direct, forceful, sinuous, and pithy, and has the Gallic abandon and archful insouciance.
    • 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."

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA