imp.

¹

abbreviation for

1. in the first place.

Imp.

²

abbreviation for

1. Emperor.

imp.

³

abbreviation for

1. imperative.
2. imperfect.
3. imperial.
4. impersonal.
5. implement.
6. import.
7. important.
8. imported.
9. importer.
10. imprimatur.
11. imprint.
12. improper.
13. improved.
14. improvement.

Imp.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. Empress.

imp

⁵

[ imp ]

noun

1. a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
2. a mischievous child.

   Synonyms: devil, brat, rascal, scamp

3. Archaic. a scion or offshoot of a plant or tree.
4. Archaic. an offspring.

verb (used with object)

1. Falconry.
   1. to graft (feathers) into a wing.
   2. to furnish (a wing, tail, etc.) with feathers, as to make good losses or deficiencies and improve powers of flight.
2. Archaic. to add a piece to; mend or repair.

IMP

⁶

1. International Match Point.

imp

¹

/ ɪmp /

noun

1. a small demon or devil; mischievous sprite
2. a mischievous child

verb

1. tr falconry to insert (new feathers) into the stumps of broken feathers in order to repair the wing of a hawk or falcon

Imp.

²

abbreviation for

1. Imperator
2. Imperatrix
3. Imperial

imp.

³

abbreviation for

1. imperative
2. imperfect
3. imperial
4. imprimatur

Word History and Origins

Origin of imp.¹

From the Latin word imprīmīs

Origin of imp.²

From the Latin word Imperātor

Origin of imp.³

From the Latin word Imperātrīx

Origin of imp.⁴

before 900; (noun) Middle English impe, Old English impa, impe shoot, graft < Late Latin impotus, imputus grafted shoot < Greek émphytos planted, implanted, verbal adjective of emphŷein to implant ( em- em- ² + phŷein to bring forth); (v.) Middle English impen to plant, graft, Old English impian, geimpian, derivative of the noun (compare Old High German impfōn, impitōn > German impfen to inoculate); sense “demon” < phrase imp of the devil

Word History and Origins

Origin of imp.¹

Old English impa bud, graft, hence offspring, child, from impian to graft, ultimately from Greek emphutos implanted, from emphuein to implant, from phuein to plant

Origin of imp.²

(for sense 1) Latin: Emperor; (for sense 2) Latin: Empress

Example Sentences

Imp, The: The nickname given to Tywin Lannister's youngest son, a dwarf named Tyrion (Peter Dinklage).

From The Daily Beast

Curses light upon your head, and black death upon your heart, you imp!

From Project Gutenberg

Of course these two others are not up to the mark of The Bottle Imp; but they each have a certain merit, and they fit in style.

From Project Gutenberg

He broke off abruptly, and the Green Imp accelerated her pace as they came to the long, straight road home.

From Project Gutenberg

Arthur Chester may fairly have been said to spend the succeeding fortnight in the company of the Green Imp and its driver.

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The Imp itself seemed to be running away, so swiftly and silently it covered the new road leading off into the hills.

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