Impishly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Impishly is an adverb meaning In an impish manner; mischievously.
Meaning
In an impish manner; mischievously.
Example Sentences
I looked at Josella. To my astonishment, she was grinning impishly. "What do you find funny about this?" I asked a trifle shortly.
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.
In my favorite Meta A.I. ad, a woman tells her boyfriend that she’s excited to have him meet her parents — before impishly mentioning that her father is a thermodynamicist at NASA. […]
She was one of those elfin, rather precocious little girls, quick coloured, with dark hair, naturally curling dusky hair that was sometimes astray over her eyes, and eyes that were sometimes impishly dark, and sometimes a clear brown yellow.
Synonyms for impishly
Depending on context, synonyms include puckishly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include puckishly, mischievously, scampishly, cheekily, elfishly, impertinently.
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