Meaning

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

    schelmisch, koboldhaft, spitzbübisch

More definitions
  • naughtily or annoyingly playful

Examples

2 sentences
  1. That impish man is a preeminent economist.

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  2. That impish man over there is my ex-husband.

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Translations

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By meaning 1
mischievous:

Forms

more impish, most impish
Comparativemore impish Lesson
Superlativemost impish Lesson

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
naughtily or annoyingly playful:implikemischievouspixilatedprankishpuckish
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedimpishness
DerivedimpishlyC1

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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