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Examples of impish
impish
He became a star in Boston with his talent for voices and impish sense of humor.
From the sacbee.com
He refuses to answer either way, but we find his impish smile highly suspicious.
From the metro.co.uk
Sue approached life and work with an impish and sometimes black sense of humour.
From the guardian.co.uk
My children still see that impish smile when their grandfather plays with them.
From the stltoday.com
The photo showed the dead girl wearing stylish black glasses and an impish smile.
From the time.com
His broad grin and impish sense of humour were always present on these occasions.
From the guardian.co.uk
She got his impish face, but her pops, Robin Williams, is still the bigger clown.
From the time.com
She was impish, witty, the most perfect listener, and intuitive and thoughtful.
From the latimes.com
McKrell's devilish glee on the final line reminded all of his impish nature.
From the timesunion.com
- Arch: naughtily or annoyingly playful; "teasing and worrying with impish laughter"; "a wicked prank"
- (impishly) in an appealing but bold manner; "she asked him impishly to come in"
- (impishness) the trait of behaving like an imp
- An imp is a mythological being similar to a fairy or demon, frequently described in folklore and superstition. The word may perhaps derive from the term ympe, used to denote a young grafted tree.
- Mischievous; of or befitting an imp
