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Noun: roguishness  row-gish-nus
  1. Playfully mischievous behaviour or manner, especially when charming or appealing
    "His roguishness charmed everyone"
     
  2. The trait of indulging in disreputable pranks
    "His roguishness often landed him in trouble at school";
    - prankishness, rascality
     
  3. Dishonest or unscrupulous behaviour
    "His roguishness was revealed in the investigation";
    - dishonesty, knavery [archaic]

Type of: actus reus, badness, mischievousness, misconduct, naughtiness, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct