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impishness

/im-pish/US // ˈɪm pɪʃ //UK // (ˈɪmpɪʃ) //

冒失鬼,冲动,冒牌货,冒昧

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : mischievous.
    • : of, relating to, or characteristic of an imp.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounmischief
Synonyms
atrocity暴行,惨剧,残暴行为,残暴catastrophe灾难,浩劫,灾害,灾难性的devilment破坏性,奉献,恶魔行动,恶魔之心devilry恶魔,邪恶的,魔鬼,恶魔之心deviltry偏差,虔诚,叛逆,叛变evil邪恶,邪恶的,恶魔,弊端fault错,故障,错误,缺点friskiness胆怯,胆小怕事,胆量,胆怯感frolicsomeness嬉皮士,嬉戏的乐趣,嬉戏,趣味性gag插科打诨,噱头,诨名,诨号harm伤害,危害,损害,坏处hurt伤害,负伤,伤痛,受伤的ill弊病,生病,弊端,错injury外伤,伤害,损伤,伤痛misbehavior行为不端,不良行为,不当行为,行为不当mischievousness恶作剧,调皮捣蛋,惡作劇,调皮misconduct不当行为,行为不端,失当行为,不良行为misfortune厄运,祸患,不幸,祸害naughtiness顽皮行为,淘气行为,顽皮,顽皮的行为outrage愤怒,愤慨,暴行,愤怒的playfulness游戏性,玩乐性,娱乐性,游玩性prank恶作剧,恶搞prankishness恶作剧,恶作剧行为,恶作剧的行为,恶搞rascality流氓行为,无赖行为,无赖,无赖行径roguery诡计多端,无赖,狡辩,流氓roguishness无赖行为,无赖行径,无赖,流氓行为sabotage破坏,破坏行为,破坏活动,破坏行动shenanigans恶作剧,诡计多端,诡异行为,诡计sportiveness运动性,运动能力,运动型,运动量tomfoolery愚人节,愚弄,愚弄人,愚蠢的行为transgression违反行为,违反规定的行为,违反,违反规定vandalism破坏行为,破坏性行为,毁坏公物,破坏他人财产waggery摇摆不定,摇头丸,摇头晃脑,摇摆waggishness狼狈为奸,狼狈不堪,狼心狗肺,狼性wrong错误的,错,错的,错了wrongdoing违法行为,错误行为,错失行为,错案diablerie糖尿病,糖尿病患者,糖尿病专家,糖尿病治疗dirty trick阴招,阴谋诡计,卑鄙的伎俩,卑鄙手段funny business有趣的事情,有趣的事,滑稽的事情,滑稽的生意high jinks欢乐时光,欢乐的气氛,欢乐的时光,高兴的事misdoing错误行为,错事,错案,错失行为monkey business猴年马月的事,猴子的生意,猴子的事,猴年马月的事情waywardness碍手碍脚,路径,落魄,碍事

Examples

  • She appeared at his side, impish smile in place, dutiful, fragrantly rather than ferociously sexy, and—frustratingly—an adjunct.

  • New York magazine art critic Jerry Saltz described it as “fabulously complex, sexual, asexual, mysterious, powerful, impish.”

  • Posner may be impish, but the flawed amendment language is a prime villain in the gun debate.

  • Sasha, now 11 years old, was no longer the impish child but a preteen with a sense of age-appropriate glamour.

  • The pastry chef, Matteo, was positively impish in his delight.

  • He was a dark impish looking fellow, as lean as Cassius and as crafty and envious as Iago.

  • A caricature grotesque and impish, and yet one that no human being could mistake—a caricature by the hand of a master!

  • An impish thought danced before her for a second—“Fine talk, but you know you love to be loved.”

  • He approved of Parpon, and never lost a chance of sharpening his humour on the dwarf's impish whetstone of a tongue.

  • He always returned empty-handed, and Nannie watched with an impish smile from an upper window.