impish

adj
/ˈɪmpɪʃ/

Etymology

From imp + -ish.

  1. derived from *bʰuH- — “to appear; to become; to grow
  2. derived from ἔμφῠτος — “implanted; planted
  3. derived from *imputō — “to graft
  4. inherited from *impōn — “to graft
  5. inherited from impian
  6. inherited from impen
  7. formed as impish — “imp + -ish

Definitions

  1. Mischievous

    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.
    • 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.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA