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Impish (adj) means Playfully naughty, like a little devil.
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Playfully naughty, like a little devil.
"But the antics of Mr. Moore, though impish and impudent, are, after all, so amusing and so graceful that the governess, it is said, sometimes hides behind a tree to watch."
— Virginia Woolf (1942)
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What is the meaning of impish?
"impish" (adj) means playfully naughty, like a little devil.
What is another word for impish?
Other words for "impish" include arch, puckish, wicked, mischievous, pixilated, prankish.
What is the opposite of impish?
The opposite of "impish" is serious.
