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05-18-2013, 02:32 PM
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What is this damn word I'm looking for?
Can someone please give me the word that fits in here?
"Eric," said Marjorie, with a _______ smile. "Is there something going on between you and this girl that you haven't let on so far?"
The missing word should show a knowing, mischievous, evocative kind of smile. She is a playful type and a friend of Eric's, so keep that dynamic in mind.
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05-18-2013, 02:36 PM
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Mischievous would have been my take.
But another good one would be sly.
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05-18-2013, 02:40 PM
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My first reaction was mischievous as well or either a "soft sly, knowing grin" or a "playful knowing smirk." I think "smirk" might fit the bill better than "grin."
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05-18-2013, 02:42 PM
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Maybe a cheeky grin, instead of a smile.
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05-18-2013, 02:54 PM
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Coy, perhaps?
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05-18-2013, 03:07 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by litfan10
My first reaction was mischievous as well or either a "soft sly, knowing grin" or a "playful knowing smirk." I think "smirk" might fit the bill better than "grin."
Hey, and congrats on graduating!
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See, for me, "Smirk" has a nasty connotation to it. A smirk usually is the prelude for something unpleasant that was/will be said.
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If God was truly our father....
Then DCYF would have stepped in and taken us away from him by now.
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05-18-2013, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by lovecraft68
See, for me, "Smirk" has a nasty connotation to it. A smirk usually is the prelude for something unpleasant that was/will be said.
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Interesting, my two lovebird characters are constantly smirking at each other and for me it's a cute thing and the characters are about to play. |
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05-18-2013, 03:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LaRascasse
Can someone please give me the word that fits in here?
"Eric," said Marjorie, with a _______ smile. "Is there something going on between you and this girl that you haven't let on so far?"
The missing word should show a knowing, mischievous, evocative kind of smile. She is a playful type and a friend of Eric's, so keep that dynamic in mind.
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Eric," said Marjorie, with a raised eyebrow, "Is there something going on between you and this girl that you haven't let on so far?" |
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05-18-2013, 03:56 PM
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a "reverse dictionary lookup" is your friend. google it!
Entering: knowing, mischievous, evocative smile from one website, got these probable results:
sly
smirk
simper
roguish
shrewd
cunning
wicked
rapscallion
impudent
knavish
evocative
puckish
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05-18-2013, 04:18 PM
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Terminally Innocent.
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I think shrewd is the right word.
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05-18-2013, 05:55 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by litfan10
Interesting, my two lovebird characters are constantly smirking at each other and for me it's a cute thing and the characters are about to play.
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That works as they're a couple, its like a wink.
Maybe I just feel that way because many have told me I have a nasty smirk.
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If God was truly our father....
Then DCYF would have stepped in and taken us away from him by now.
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05-18-2013, 06:26 PM
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How about "fond" ?
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05-18-2013, 06:31 PM
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Mischievous, coy, cheeky all sound to me like they'd convey the meaning.
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05-18-2013, 06:52 PM
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What's wrong with the words you have already come up with; "with a knowing, mischievous, evocative smile"?
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05-18-2013, 06:58 PM
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Well, all three of them together sounds a little clunky.
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05-18-2013, 09:13 PM
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Perhaps " impish" ?
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05-18-2013, 09:18 PM
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Ooo. "Impish" is good. First time it was suggested?
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05-18-2013, 10:34 PM
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I like "coquettish."
I've used that a few times. |
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05-18-2013, 11:07 PM
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Good little witch.
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Coy was my first reaction, but I like impish, mischievous and coquettish, too.
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05-18-2013, 11:35 PM
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"sardonic"
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Yesterday, 01:08 PM
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Really Experienced
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LaRascasse
Can someone please give me the word that fits in here?
"Eric," said Marjorie, with a _______ smile. "Is there something going on between you and this girl that you haven't let on so far?"
The missing word should show a knowing, mischievous, evocative kind of smile. She is a playful type and a friend of Eric's, so keep that dynamic in mind.
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I would use 'teasing'
Or if she already knows the answer and is just trying to make him say it maybe 'half hidden'
Would really have to read more to decide. |
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Yesterday, 11:32 PM
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More generally, you might try the Reverse Dictionary. It's not especially efficient, but it's a start. http://www.onelook.com/reverse-dictionary.shtml |
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Yesterday, 11:37 PM
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I'd wager that, given all of the good ideas, he's already well past this now.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sr71plt
I'd wager that, given all of the good ideas, he's already well past this now.
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how about winsome? |
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Today, 03:38 PM
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How about "devilish"?
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