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waggishly
adverb
uk /ˈwæɡ.ɪʃ.li/ us /ˈwæɡ.ɪʃ.li/
in a way that is funny and usually very clever:
The DVD includes a special feature in which the two lead actors comment waggishly on the action in the film.
Our friends took us to a basement tavern waggishly named The Low Bar.
Groucho Marx once waggishly said, "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."
When the match was postponed due to rain, the coach of the struggling team said waggishly, "I think that will help our chances."
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