adjective
- dishonest and untrustworthy; characterized by deceit or trickery
Usage: somewhat archaic or literary
Examples
- The knavish merchant cheated his customers with false weights.
- His knavish smile suggested he was up to no good.
- The play featured a knavish character who plotted against the hero.
- She saw through his knavish attempts to deceive her.
- The knavish servant stole coins from his master’s purse.
- His knavish behavior eventually caught up with him.