The meaning of Impish

determiner

Used when referring to someone or something for the first time in a text or conversation.

Usage examples:

A man came out of the room

abbreviation

(in travel timetables) arrives.

Usage examples:

Penzance a 0915

symbol

(in units of measurement) atto- (10−18).

adjective

Like or appropriate to a devil in evil and cruelty.

Usage examples:

Devilish tortures

adverb

Very; extremely.

Usage examples:

A devilish clever chap

adjective

Slightly bad, but sometimes in an amusing way

Usage examples:

A devilish grin, a devilish problem

adjective

(of a person or their face) small and delicate, typically with a mischievous charm.

Usage examples:

Her black hair suited her elfin face

noun

An elf.

Usage examples:

And yarthe was empty, but for the elfin, and the elfin quite naturally took it for theirs.

adjective

Used to describe a person who is small and delicate

Usage examples:

Her features were small, almost elfin.

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of an elf or elves.

Usage examples:

Small elfish features

adjective

Relating to or like an elf (= an imaginary magical being in stories, often like a small person with pointed ears)

Usage examples:

She was a small woman with a round, elfish face., she has an elfish air and dashes about energetica…

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of an elf or elves.

Usage examples:

His pointed elvish ears

noun

The language of elves, originally that invented by j. r. r. tolkien in his fantasy adventures.

Usage examples:

They want to know if we can speak elvish

adjective

Relating to or like an elf (= an imaginary magical being in stories, often like a small person with pointed ears)

Usage examples:

A young woman of elvish origin suddenly appeared from the trees., she is fascinated by iceland's el…

noun

The activity of intentionally causing problems for people

Usage examples:

He accused james of mischief-making by raising allegations against mr aitken.

adjective

Causing or showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way.

Usage examples:

Mischievous children

adjective

(especially of a child) badly behaved; disobedient.

Usage examples:

You've been a really naughty boy

adjective

(esp. of children) behaving badly and not being obedient, or (esp. of behavior or language) not socially acceptable

Usage examples:

A naughty girl, a naughty word

adjective

When children are naughty, or their behaviour is naughty, they behave badly or do not do what they are told to do

Usage examples:

Now that's naughty - don't throw food on the floor!, our boss treats us all like naughty children.

adjective

Fond of games and amusement; light-hearted.

Usage examples:

A playful tomboy who loves to dress up

adjective

Done as a form of play rather than intended seriously, or wanting to have a good time and not feeling serious

Usage examples:

She gave him a playful push., my mother was in a playful mood that day.

adjective

Showing a fondness for practical jokes or mischievous acts.

Usage examples:

Flashes of prankish humour

adjective

Involving or relating to a prank (= a trick that is intended to be funny, but not to cause harm or damage)

Usage examples:

She has a very prankish sense of humour., stuntmen tend to be fun-loving and imaginatively prankish.

adjective

Playful, especially in a mischievous way.

Usage examples:

A puckish sense of humour

adjective

Liking to make jokes about other people and play silly tricks on them

Usage examples:

A puckish sense of humour, a puckish grin

adjective

Used to describe people or behaviour that you disapprove of but still like

Usage examples:

In the production, he plays raven's rascally younger brother., he was short with a rascally grin.

adjective

Characteristic of a dishonest or unprincipled person.

Usage examples:

He led a roguish and uncertain existence

adjective

Behaving in a way that is slightly bad or wrong, but that is not too serious

Usage examples:

His eyes were bright blue with a roguish twinkle in them., in all these novels, there's a roguish d…

adjective

Playful; light-hearted.

Usage examples:

Sir john was in sportive mood

noun

A long-distance road cycling event in which a large number of cyclists ride a marked route.

Usage examples:

You may have put in hours of training before your first sportive, but all your good work can be und…

adjective

Humorous in a playful, mischievous, or facetious manner.

Usage examples:

A waggish riposte

adjective

Evil or morally wrong.

Usage examples:

A wicked and unscrupulous politician

verb

Absorb or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.

Usage examples:

Garments that wick moisture away from the skin

adjective

Morally wrong and bad

Usage examples:

He was a wicked, ruthless, and dishonest man., she has a wicked sense of humor., the demands of fun…