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impishness
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈɪm.pɪʃ.nəs/ us /ˈɪm.pɪʃ.nəs/
behaviour that shows someone enjoys causing trouble, but that may be funny and attractive: 顽皮
He is bursting with youthful impishness.他充满了年轻人的顽皮。
Occasional impishness undermines his usual pessimism.偶尔的顽皮打破了他通常的悲观情绪。
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She surprised herself with her own impishness.
I had an urge for ice cream and, with the impishness of a toddler, I went out and got some.
His impishness quickly won us over.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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cheekily
cheekiness
cheeky
devilish
devilment
impish
mischief
mischievous
mischievously
mischievousness
primrose
puckishly
rapscallion
rascally
roguish
roguishly
sinfully
wicked
wickedly
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