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Definition of Impish
1. Adjective. Naughtily or annoyingly playful. "A wicked prank"
Similar to: Playful
Derivative terms: Impishness, Mischievousness, Prankishness, Puckishness
Definition of Impish
1. a. Having the qualities, or showing the characteristics, of an imp.
Definition of Impish
1. Adjective. mischievous; of or befitting an imp. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Impish
1. mischievous [adj] : IMPISHLY [adv] - See also: mischievous
Lexicographical Neighbors of Impish
Literary usage of Impish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chinese Scenes and People: With Notices of Christian Missions and Missionary by Jane Rowbotham Stobbs Edkins (1863)
"Your coat is impish. Your hat is impish. Your shoes are impish. Why not adopt
our gay red and yellow costume 1" Bamboo Grove, as he listened to these ..."
2. Events in the Taeping Rebellion by Alfred Egmont Hake, Forbes Lugard Story (1891)
"The impish followers of the mandarins set them the example, and many followed it.
... We know that such is the practice of the impish mandarins ; but we ..."
3. A Glossary of Words Used in Swaledale, Yorkshire by John Harland (1873)
"Speaking of a child, it will bo said, ' lie 's impish enough; he's dad all
over' [Ee'z im-pish inrh'f; ee'z 'daad' yaal- aowh'r], he's father all over ..."
4. A Glossary of Words Pertaining to the Dialect of Mid-Yorshire: With Others by C. Clough Robinson (1876)
"Speaking of a child, it will be said, ' He 's impish enough; ... Of the rosemary -
tree, it will be said, that it is ' an impish thing,' and will not grow ..."
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Kurdish