impish
adjective
impishness
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a word derived from
impish.
Example Sentences
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Gallenzi, in his editor's introduction, said they revealed "his mood, ambition and, perhaps, impishness at a time when he was starting out as a poet".
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026
There is reverence and effervescence; gravity and impishness, strong poems and weak poems.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2021
When Adora isn’t looking, Amma's expressions take on dangerously impishness.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2018
Today, there is less impishness, and more leadership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2016
“A mile,” he says quickly, and his eyebrows raise in a little bit of his trademark impishness.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
