impishly

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English impish Middle English -ly English -ly English impishly From impish + -ly.

1. In an impish manner; mischievously.

   “She was one of those elfin, rather precocious little girls, quick coloured, with dark hair, naturally curling dusky hair that was sometimes astray over her eyes, and eyes that were sometimes impishly dark, and sometimes a clear brown yellow.”

   “Most of the crumbs drop on the red plush of the seat, and the woman sighs and tries to brush them away, but they leap up impishly and fall back on the plush.”