Impish vs Impudent - What's the difference?
impish | impudent |
mischievous; of or befitting an imp.
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Not showing due respect; impertinent; bold-faced
As adjectives the difference between impish and impudent
is that impish is mischievous; of or befitting an imp while impudent is not showing due respect; impertinent; bold-faced.impish
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=Wild-eyed youngsters they were, with matted hair and little broad-nosed impish faces, covered (as some children are covered even nowadays) with a delicate down of hair.}}
citation, passage=But the antics of Mr. Moore, though impish and impudent, are, after all, so amusing and so graceful that the governess, it is said, sometimes hides behind a tree to watch.}}
Synonyms
* (naughtily or annoyingly playful): implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckishimpudent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The impudent children would not stop talking in class.