as in mischievous
tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness
the gang of impish children ran into the street, utterly oblivious to the traffic
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Recent Examples of impish
But here, Huppert channels Hong’s impish tendencies with purposeful awkwardness.
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David Opie, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2024
Sure enough, the impish and cool style is being dressed up (and down) with faux fur coats and grunge beauty galore for the holiday season.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024
Giannis Antetokounmpo, LeBron James lead first round of NBA all-star voting
Glynis Johns, impish British actress of stage and screen, dies at 100
There’s new evidence of foreign money going to a president: Trump
Mom puts too much pressure on me to excel at school.
—Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2024
Eisner was a quirky Detroit character with an impish sense of humor.
—Bill McGraw, Detroit Free Press, 7 Nov. 2024
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David Opie, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2024
Sure enough, the impish and cool style is being dressed up (and down) with faux fur coats and grunge beauty galore for the holiday season.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024
Giannis Antetokounmpo, LeBron James lead first round of NBA all-star voting
Glynis Johns, impish British actress of stage and screen, dies at 100
There’s new evidence of foreign money going to a president: Trump
Mom puts too much pressure on me to excel at school.
—Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2024
Eisner was a quirky Detroit character with an impish sense of humor.
—Bill McGraw, Detroit Free Press, 7 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for impish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impish
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Her mischievous blue eyes and sparkle are remembered with fondness.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
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There was a brief flurry of excitement this week when Coritiba, a club in the Brazilian second division, announced that Neymar would be signing for them, but that turned out to be the result of some mischievous scamps who hacked their website.Nick Miller, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Like what odd specificity made that person's laugh and made that wicked part of their sense of humor shine or pissed you off like nobody else?Rachel Martin, NPR, 12 Jan. 2025
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Neighbor-bully-jerkface Trey takes the bolt cutters to the tunnel’s electrical whatchamacallits, which causes a minor explosion and opens up that wicked grate that got Matty in ’94.Nick Caruso, TVLine, 11 Jan. 2025
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The duo of actresses have had a playful rivalry after the Modern Family actress lost her Griselda Emmy nomination to Foster last year.Luke Chinman, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Despite the playful teasing, Gomez credited the men for her presence at the evening’s awards ceremony.Sara Netzley, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Impish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impish. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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