impish

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It was impish, and I believe deliberately so, for on such occasions one could catch the ironic gleam in his eyes.

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  1. adjective Of or befitting an imp; mischievous.

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  • This trick invested his handsome face with a kind of impish fastidiousness. —  The Nursing Home Murder - Ngaio Marsh - Alleyn 03: 1935
  • How'd that work An impish-looking young man with a ridiculously large pompadour hairdo wandered in through the door from the service bays, wiping his hands on a fuzzy, snow-white rag. —  F ;SF - vol 090 issue 03 - March 1996
  • Vespiqueen lv 100 impish - pressure attack order, roost, toxic, defend order.
  • •   An impish, antenna-bearing creature who hovers about in the virtual world of routers and networks, he provides advice to students as they decide how to ship packets through the network to specified destinations. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • I had an excellent opportunity of watching the movements of the impish-looking band. —  Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7
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/ˈɪmpɪʃ/
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