impishly

UK: /ˈɪmpɪʃli/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

imp•ish /ˈɪmpɪʃ/   adj. 

1. of, relating to, or like an imp;
   mischievous:
   gave me an impish grin.

imp•ish•ly, adv.: 

grinning impishly.

imp•ish•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

imp•ish  (im′pish), adj. 

1. mischievous.
2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an imp.

• imp + -ish¹ 1645–55

imp′ish•ly, adv. 
imp′ish•ness, n.