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His roguish madness Allows itself to anything.

Shak.

2. Resembling, or characteristic of, a rogue; knavish.

3. Pleasantly mischievous; waggish; arch.

The most bewitching leer with her eyes, the most roguish cast.

Dryden.

-- Rogu"ish*ly, adv. -- Rogu"ish*ness, n.

Rogu"y (?), a. Roguish. [Obs.] L'Estrange.

Ro"hob (?), n. An inspissated juice. See Rob.

Roi"al (?), a. Royal. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Roil (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Roiling.] [Cf. OE. roilen to wander; possibly fr. OF. roeler to roll, equiv. to F. rouler. See Roll, v., and cf. Rile.] 1. To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of; as, to roil wine, cider, etc. , in casks or bottles; to roil a spring.

2. To disturb, as the temper; to ruffle the temper of; to rouse the passion of resentment in; to perplex.

That his friends should believe it, was what roiled him [Judge Jeffreys] exceedingly.

R. North.

Provincial in England and colloquial in the United States. A commoner, but less approved, form is rile.

Roil, v. i. 1. To wander; to roam. [Obs.]

2. To romp. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

Roil"y (?), a. Turbid; as, roily water.

Roin (?), v. t. See Royne. [Obs.]

Roin, n. [F. rogne. See Roynish.] A scab; a scurf, or scurfy spot. [Obs.]

Roin"ish, a. See Roynish. [Obs.]

Roint (?), interj. See Aroint.

Roist (?), v. i. See Roister.

Roist"er (?), v. i. [Probably fr. F. rustre boor, a clown, clownish, fr. L. rustucus rustic. See Rustic.] To bluster; to swagger; to bully; to be bold, noisy, vaunting, or turbulent.

I have a roisting challenge sent amongst The dull and factious nobles of the Greeks.

Shak.

Roist"er (?), n. See Roisterer.

Roist"er*er (?), n. A blustering, turbulent fellow.