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impish
/ˈɪmpɪʃ/
adjective
Inclined to do slightly naughty things for fun; mischievous.
Origin
Old
English impa, impe ‘young shoot, scion’, impian ‘to graft’, based on
Greek emphuein ‘to implant’. In late Middle English, the noun denoted a
descendant, especially of a noble family, and later a child of the devil
or a person regarded as such; hence a ‘little devil’ or mischievous
child (early 17th century).
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Todd was impish,
A little scamp.
He rode his skateboard
Down the busy ramp.
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