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单词 impish
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Definition of impish in English:

impish

adjective ˈɪmpɪʃˈɪmpɪʃ
  • Inclined to do slightly naughty things for fun; mischievous.

    he had an impish look about him
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But every minute, an impish sprite takes one ball back out, always extracting the lowest-numbered ball in the bucket.
    Synonyms
    mischievous, naughty, wicked, devilish, rascally, roguish, prankish, playful, waggish
    mischief-making, full of mischief, troublemaking
    archaic sportive
    elfin, elflike, elfish, elvish, pixieish, pixie-like, puckish
    mischievous, roguish, arch

Derivatives

  • impishly

  • adverbˈɪmpɪʃ(ə)liˈɪmpɪʃli
    • Grinning impishly, she told interviewers she lived by a simple motto: ‘Money is like manure; it should be spread around.’
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He was engaging, open, sensitive and impishly funny, if a six-foot-two-inch guy can be impishly funny.
      • Eternally boyish talents can blossom in one of two ways: impishly elegant or impishly irritating.
      • Here's some important background information to think about: Whenever Charles makes a sign, he (impishly) inscribes a false statement on it, and whenever Maggie makes a sign, she inscribes a true statement on it… being the truthful woman she is!
      • The tiny images that entered into the viewing rectangle of the spectacles were not only obscure, but they were also designed so as to move around impishly requiring me to trace their hesitant, unpredictable movements.
  • impishness

  • nounˈɪmpɪʃnəsˈɪmpɪʃnəs
    • The male was no longer tiny (kittens grow quickly) but he would still have the impishness and activity level of a kitten.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Lisa has a certain impishness to her character that explains the smirks quite sufficiently on its own.
      • He had a delightful impishness which was to be a hallmark of his character throughout his life.
      • Certainly there is something youthful in the image posterity holds of both composers: Mozart's impishness, Schubert's ardent drama.
      • Affectionate and devoted to their owners, they exhibit a healthy dose of impishness, a penchant for instinctual problem solving, and a finely developed sense of humor.

Rhymes

blimpish, wimpish
 
 

Definition of impish in US English:

impish

adjectiveˈɪmpɪʃˈimpiSH
  • Inclined to do slightly naughty things for fun; mischievous.

    he had an impish look about him
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But every minute, an impish sprite takes one ball back out, always extracting the lowest-numbered ball in the bucket.
    Synonyms
    mischievous, naughty, wicked, devilish, rascally, roguish, prankish, playful, waggish
    elfin, elflike, elfish, elvish, pixieish, pixie-like, puckish
 
 
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