| 单词 | impish |
| 释义 | impish (once / 7194 pages) adj If you know someone who's playful and mischievous, you can describe them as impish. Your impish little brother probably gets away with all kinds of pranks because he's so cute. If you're impish, you might play practical jokes on people, tease them, tickle them, or be otherwise cheerfully annoying. The troublemaker in a kindergarten class is likely to be fairly impish, naughty and a little silly. The adjective impish comes from imp, a mythological creature that's similar to a fairy but known in folklore for its jokes and pranks. WORD FAMILYimpish: impishly, impishness+/imp: impish, implike, imps USAGE EXAMPLESIt is as eclectic and daring a release you’ll hear, pivoting from impish yips to bloodhound-ish yowls to Louis Armstrong impersonations in a blink. The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016) What I enjoy about watching you on screen is your impish charm. Salon(Dec 15, 2016) Spider-Man’s impish cameo in Captain America: Civil War turned doubters into true believers. The Guardian(Dec 09, 2016) adj naughtily or annoyingly playful teasing and worrying with impish laughter Syn arch, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wicked playful full of fun and high spirits |
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