impishness
noun[U]
uk/ˈɪm.pɪʃ.nəs/us/ˈɪm.pɪʃ.nəs/behaviourthatshowssomeoneenjoyscausingtrouble, but that may befunnyandattractive:
顽皮He isburstingwithyouthfulimpishness.他充满了年轻人的顽皮。
Occasional impishnessundermineshisusualpessimism.偶尔的顽皮打破了他通常的悲观情绪。
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- Shesurprisedherself with her own impishness.
- I had anurgeforicecreamand, with the impishness of atoddler, I went out and got some.
- His impishnessquicklywonus over.
Bad but attractive
- cheekily
- cheekiness
- cheeky
- devilish
- devilment
- impish
- juicy
- mischief
- mischievous
- mischievously
- mischievousness
- puckish
- rascally
- roguish
- roguishly
- sinful
- sinfully
- the primrose pathidiom
- wicked