impish

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. naughtily or annoyingly playful“teasing and worrying with impish laughter”“a wicked prank”Synonyms: archimplikemischievouspixilatedprankishpuckishwicked
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

impish \imp"ish\ ([i^]mp"[i^]sh), a. Having the qualities, or showing the characteristics, of an imp; naughtily or annoyingly playful; as, teasing and worrying with impish laughter.

Syn: elfish, elvish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

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