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impishly

adv

Etymology

From impish + -ly.

  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”
  8. suffixed as impishly — “impish + ly”

Definitions

  1. In an impish manner

    In an impish manner; mischievously.

    • Most of the crumbs drop on the red plush of the seat, and the woman sighs and tries to brush them away, but they leap up impishly and fall back on the plush.
    • I looked at Josella. To my astonishment, she was grinning impishly. "What do you find funny about this?" I asked a trifle shortly.

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