impishly C1 Topic:Describing Qualities Freq #302304 Meanings 1 adv In a playfully naughty, mischievous way. He smiled impishly and refused to tell us the secret. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a playfully naughty,... puckishly Etymology AI details From impish + -ly. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # impishly **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adv **Frequency rank:** 302304 ## Meanings 1. In a playfully naughty, mischievous way. ## Examples - He smiled impishly and refused to tell us the secret. ## Etymology From impish + -ly. ## AI Etymology Impishly is from impish + -ly. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it means in a playfully naughty, mischievous way. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown