as in mischievous
tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness
the gang of impish children ran into the street, utterly oblivious to the traffic
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Recent Examples of impish
Her glamorous sound, fiery technique and sharp musicality, served up with impish charm and slinky couture, reliably cause runs on the box office.
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Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
But Nathalie would never let this drop and would bring it up again years later with that wink in her eye and her impish smile.
—Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2025
Enter the impish, shaggy-haired son of an Austrian police officer.
—Danielle Friedman, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
So Link’s Awakening is a careful balance of impish humor and light danger — much like David Lynch’s Twin Peaks, which inspired the game (and its dreamworld owls).
—Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
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Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
But Nathalie would never let this drop and would bring it up again years later with that wink in her eye and her impish smile.
—Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2025
Enter the impish, shaggy-haired son of an Austrian police officer.
—Danielle Friedman, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
So Link’s Awakening is a careful balance of impish humor and light danger — much like David Lynch’s Twin Peaks, which inspired the game (and its dreamworld owls).
—Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impish
Adjective
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And no one can remain beautiful, in the same way, forever, though Kilmer’s mischievous, take-no-prisoners smile hadn’t changed much.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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This type of behavior isn't unusual for the mischievous pair.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Well, that and 98-mph fastballs and wicked breaking pitches.—
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2025
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Chances are its uninhibited critique of privilege, political satire, and wicked social commentary would be softened or edited out.—
Viren Naidu,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Pearl Breed: Pit terrier mix Age: 2 years old Pearl is a cuddly, goofy, playful pup looking for her forever home.—
Trish Stinger,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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The alternating worlds are meant to be playful, but Toontown especially gets exhausting quickly, with characters mugging, clowning and amplifying every limp punchline.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Impish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impish. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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