Words that rhyme with knavishly

  • lavishly
    adv 1: in a wasteful manner; "the United States, up to the 1920s, used fuel lavishly, mainly because it was so cheap" [syn: extravagantly, lavishly] 2: in a rich and lavish manner; "lavishly decorated" [syn: lavishly, richly, extravagantly]
  • peevishly
    adv 1: in a peevish manner [syn: peevishly, querulously, fractiously]
  • selfishly
    adv 1: in an egotistical manner; "he behaved egotistically" [syn: egotistically, selfishly] [ant: unselfishly]
  • slavishly
    adv 1: in a slavish manner; "his followers slavishly believed in his new diet"
  • standoffishly
    adv 1: in a standoffish manner; "standoffishly, he declined the invitation to the office party"
  • thievishly
    adv 1: in a manner characteristic of a thief
  • unselfishly
    adv 1: in an unselfish manner; "he acted unselfishly when he helped her get the promotion" [ant: egotistically, selfishly]
  • wolfishly
    adv 1: in the manner of a wolf
  • elfishly
  • oafishly

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