Impish

//ˈɪmpɪʃ// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Mischievous; of or befitting an imp.

    "Wild-eyed youngsters they were, with matted hair and little broad-nosed impish faces, covered (as some children are covered even nowadays) with a delicate down of hair."

Adjective
  1. 1
    naughtily or annoyingly playful wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
mischievousplayfulprankishpuckishpixilatedarch

Example

More examples

"When he's going to make some smart aleck remark, you can see him fighting back an impish grin while he's working out the wording."

Etymology

From imp + -ish.

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