impish
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++imp·ish /ˈɪmpɪʃ/ adjective BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSshowing a lack of respect or seriousness in a way that is amusing rather than bad 调皮捣蛋的，淘气的 SYN mischievous a little girl with dark hair and an impish grin 脸上带着顽皮的笑容的黑发小女孩 —impishly adverb
Examples from the Corpus
impish• Afterwards, he settled down and relaxed and became a little bit more impish.• Flat-chested, narrow-hipped, her fair hair sleek from swimming, she looked like an impish boy.• The impish Forrester scribbles pedagogic remarks all over Jamal's unformed jottings and a sparky, mutually nurturing relationship gets going.• He wrote tales of plausible galactic empires with impish fun and a fierce belief that scientific knowledge would triumph over ignorance.• an impish grin• He was a man with a very impish wit.imp·ish adjectiveChineseSyllable
a in a Corpus of respect lack or seriousness showing
impish
imp‧ish /ˈɪmpɪʃ/
adjective
showing a lack of respect or seriousness in a way that is amusing rather than bad
SYN mischievous:
a little girl with dark hair and an impish grin
—impishly adverb
imp‧ish /ˈɪmpɪʃ/
adjectiveshowing a lack of respect or seriousness in a way that is amusing rather than bad
SYN mischievous:
—impishly adverb