impish

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impish

/ˈɪmpɪʃ/

adjective more impish · most impish

Mischievous; of or befitting an imp. Wild-eyed youngsters they were, with matted hair and little broad-nosed impish faces, covered (as some children are covered even nowadays) with a delicate down of hair.
Similar: implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish

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adj mischievous

Español	pícaro, travieso
Português	levado, travesso
Français	espiègle, malicieux, mutin
Deutsch	schelmisch, koboldhaft, spitzbübisch
Italiano	malevolo, maligno
Ελληνικά	διαβολικός diavolikós

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@misc{impish_2026,
  title = {impish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/impish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}