ˈjapish, a.
[f. jape n. + -ish1.]
Of the nature of a jape; inclined to jest. Hence ˈjapishly adv., ˈjapishness.
| 1882 Sat. Rev. 4 Nov. 598/2 Surely a man of some japishness..might be fished out here and there. 1888 Ibid. 15 Dec. 714/2 Stockton's Bee-man of Orn is a collection of Märchen, writ japishly, and of varying value. |