impishly


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imp·ish

(ĭm′pĭsh)
adj.
Of or befitting an imp; mischievous.
imp′ish·ly adv.
imp′ish·ness n.
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Adv. 1. impishly - in an appealing but bold manner; "she asked him impishly to come in"
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Translations

impishly

[ˈɪmpɪʃlɪ] ADV [say, smile] → pícaramente, socarronamente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

impishly

[ˈɪmpɪʃli] adv → espièglement
He smiled at me impishly → Il me sourit espièglement.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

impishly

adv → schelmisch ; smile, look also → verschmitzt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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