What is this damn word I'm looking for?

[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.

 

[lovecraft68]

Mischievous would have been my take.

But another good one would be sly.

 

[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!

 

[_Lynn_]

Maybe a cheeky grin, instead of a smile.

 

[PennLady]

Coy, perhaps?

 

[lovecraft68]

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!

See, for me, "Smirk" has a nasty connotation to it. A smirk usually is the prelude for something unpleasant that was/will be said.

 

[litfan10]

See, for me, "Smirk" has a nasty connotation to it. A smirk usually is the prelude for something unpleasant that was/will be said.

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.

 

[oggbashan]

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.

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?"

 

[LWulf]

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
arch

 

[Handley_Page]

I think shrewd is the right word.

 

[lovecraft68]

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.

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.

 

[Stella_Omega]

How about "fond" ?

 

[sr71plt]

Mischievous, coy, cheeky all sound to me like they'd convey the meaning.

 

[Tyro999]

What's wrong with the words you have already come up with; "with a knowing, mischievous, evocative smile"?

 

[sr71plt]

Well, all three of them together sounds a little clunky.

 

[MidwestRiders]

Perhaps " impish" ?

 

[sr71plt]

Ooo. "Impish" is good. First time it was suggested?

 

[slyc_willie]

I like "coquettish."

I've used that a few times.

 

[glynndah]

Coy was my first reaction, but I like impish, mischievous and coquettish, too.

 

[MaxSebastian]

"sardonic"

 

[MSTarot]

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.

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.

 

[MatthewVett]

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

 

[sr71plt]

I'd wager that, given all of the good ideas, he's already well past this now.

 

[robertreams]

I'd wager that, given all of the good ideas, he's already well past this now.

how about winsome?

 

[ttrfanatic]

How about "devilish"?