adverb
- in a dishonest, unscrupulous, or deceitful manner
Usage: somewhat archaic or literary
Examples
- He knavishly cheated his business partners out of their profits.
- The politician knavishly twisted the facts to suit his agenda.
- She smiled knavishly as she pocketed the extra change.
- The merchant knavishly sold defective goods at full price.
- He knavishly spread rumors about his rival.
- The servant knavishly stole from the household while pretending loyalty.