Antonyms for impish


Grammar : Adj
Spell : im-pish
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪm pɪʃ


Definition of impish

Origin :
  • 1650s, from imp + -ish. Related: Impishly; impishness.
  • adj mischievous
Example sentences :
  • There lurked about him the impish quality of the whistle that had summoned her.
  • Extract from : « The Coast of Chance » by Esther Chamberlain
  • She knew Jack could never feel the same to me, as the mother of that impish girl.
  • Extract from : « A Soldier of the Legion » by C. N. Williamson
  • In such a life there is no place for untruthfulness or any member of its impish brood.
  • Extract from : « What Is and What Might Be » by Edmond Holmes
  • It was an impish trick, and it brought him unwittingly into peril of his soul.
  • Extract from : « Harbor Tales Down North » by Norman Duncan
  • They could not reconcile it with the impish tricks she had played.
  • Extract from : « The Huntress » by Hulbert Footner
  • An impish fear clutched my hand, so that I could not write any more that day.
  • Extract from : « Story of My Life » by Helen Keller
  • These black, impish creatures must be my pioneers to Venice.
  • Extract from : « Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber » by James Aitken Wylie
  • Whatever he said would be discredited on this impish theory.
  • Extract from : « Ghetto Comedies » by Israel Zangwill
  • When I saw your impish tendencies I should have forsworn the alliance.'
  • Extract from : « A Laodicean » by Thomas Hardy
  • She flashed him an impish grin, revealing clean white teeth.
  • Extract from : « The Lani People » by J. F. Bone

Synonyms for impish

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