Teasing and worrying with impish laughter. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
What we have called the impish daring and resource of Cochrane is shown in this strange fight. From Wordnik.com. [Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes] Reference
Hassett, an intelligent man and under-stated captain, used to be dubbed impish, and it fitted him. From Wordnik.com. [Sport news, comment and results | guardian.co.uk] Reference
This trick invested his handsome face with a kind of impish fastidiousness. From Wordnik.com. [The Nursing Home Murder]
I noted early on Jeffress often has a kind of impish jocularity with a William H. Macy face. From Wordnik.com. [Pachacutec: Patrick Fitzgerald's Closing Argument] Reference
As they neared the entrance to the ballroom she paused with a new kind of impish smile. From Wordnik.com. [Robin] Reference
She only smiled into his face with impish delight. From Wordnik.com. [Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905] Reference
One look into Johnny's impish eyes paralyzed her hand. From Wordnik.com. [Chicken Little Jane] Reference
Molly nodded, an expression of impish amusement in her eyes. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
The impish band, each with his hand conceal'd his ugly face. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843] Reference
She flashed him an impish grin, revealing clean white teeth. From Wordnik.com. [The Lani People] Reference
Morse demonstrates, prancing with the impish elegance of Tru. From Wordnik.com. [How To Succeed In Show Business--Again] Reference
"You are positively impish in your mood to-day!" exclaimed Lady. From Wordnik.com. [The Daughters of Danaus] Reference
"Hello!" she cried, with impish laughter, "I got here 'fore you did!". From Wordnik.com. [Princess Polly At Play] Reference
He saw the world through a unique pair of piercing -- and impish -- eyes. From Wordnik.com. [Jerry Flint: A Vigorous, Vibrant Original] Reference
"" Without stirrups, '' she offers in her defense, flashing an impish grin. From Wordnik.com. [Back In The Saddle Again] Reference
But when the day's play ends, her warrior fa? ade melts into an impish smile. From Wordnik.com. [A Director Confronts Some Dark Material] Reference
There lurked about him the impish quality of the whistle that had summoned her. From Wordnik.com. [The Coast of Chance] Reference
"It were my brownie," -- the blue eyes wrinkled up at the end of an impish grin. From Wordnik.com. [Phyllis A Twin] Reference
Soft-spoken and self-effacing, Tamm has an impish smile and a wry sense of humor. From Wordnik.com. [The Fed Who Blew the Whistle] Reference
But Gilliam, bless his impish, obsessive heart, is anything but a Hollywood type. From Wordnik.com. [Bring On The Windmills] Reference
A luxury hotel can be a grand place to live, and not just for impish little girls. From Wordnik.com. [At Home Away] Reference
Her hair, impish glances and fragrance above shaded woods. From Wordnik.com. [Three as She Lay Sleeping] Reference
Then an impish sprite of mischief whispered in her ear and her eyes danced merrily. From Wordnik.com. [Nan Sherwood at Palm Beach Or Strange Adventures Among The Orange Groves] Reference
I had an excellent opportunity of watching the movements of the impish-looking band. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7] Reference
Jess Flood-Paddock, LondonYoung artist Jess Flood-Paddock's work is an impish delight. From Wordnik.com. [This week's new exhibitions] Reference
Margaret Llewellen and her impish brother, Bob, appeared and shrilly bade her goodbye. From Wordnik.com. [Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret] Reference
"Then there is hope," she returned, holding up her forefinger in an impish imitation of. From Wordnik.com. [Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore] Reference
The ends of their seared hair stood out in tangles of impish invitation, little prickers. From Wordnik.com. [Pheasant Hunt] Reference
The devil in the bottle directly in front of him was more impish than it had been at all. From Wordnik.com. [The Seventh Noon] Reference
BATES: This impish ditties led some people to assume that this was the complete Fats Waller. From Wordnik.com. [The Genius of Fats Waller] Reference
He always returned empty-handed, and Nannie watched with an impish smile from an upper window. From Wordnik.com. [The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives] Reference
Captain, squirming on the ground, and endeavouring to sight his rifle on the impish creatures. From Wordnik.com. [Adventures in Many Lands] Reference
A consummate gossip with an impish laugh, Conway loved to swap stories about Clinton's foibles. From Wordnik.com. [The Right Wing Web] Reference
Sam Wiles was there, and his impish shadow, Zibe Turner, and Long Tom, and the rest of his cronies. From Wordnik.com. [The Kentucky Ranger] Reference
Today, lightly freckled 4-year-olds with impish grins, the boys spin around their living room, hugging each other on their tippy-toes. From Wordnik.com. [Treating The Tiniest Patients] Reference
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