Sprightly vs Impish - What's the difference?
sprightly | impish |
animated, vivacious or gay; lively
full of life and vigor, especially with a light and springy step
(especially of old people) energetic and in good health
In a lively and vigorous way
mischievous; of or befitting an imp.
* {{quote-book
, year=1897
, author=H. G. Wells
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, chapter=1
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, author=Virginia Woolf
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, chapter=20
As adjectives the difference between sprightly and impish
is that sprightly is animated, vivacious or gay; lively while impish is mischievous; of or befitting an imp.As an adverb sprightly
is in a lively and vigorous way.sprightly
English
Adjective
(er)Antonyms
* melancholyAdverb
(er)Derived terms
* sprightlinessSee also
* lively * vigor * gay * vivaciousAnagrams
*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.}}