2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Knavish  \Knav"ish\,  a. 
  1.  Like  or  characteristic  of  a  knave;  given  to  knavery; 
  trickish;  fraudulent;  dishonest;  villainous;  as  a  knavish 
  fellow,  or  a  knavish  trick.  ``Knavish  politicians.'' 
  --Macaulay. 
 
  2.  Mischievous;  roguish;  waggish. 
 
  Cupid  is  knavish  lad,  Thus  to  make  poor  females  mad. 
  --Shak. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  knavish 
  adj  :  marked  by  skill  in  deception;  "cunning  men  often  pass  for 
  wise";  "deep  political  machinations";  "a  foxy  scheme"; 
  "a  slick  evasive  answer";  "sly  as  a  fox";  "tricky 
  Dick";  "a  wily  old  attorney"  [syn:  {crafty},  {cunning}, 
  {dodgy},  {foxy},  {guileful},  {slick},  {sly},  {tricksy}, 
  {tricky},  {wily}] 

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