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IMPISHLY
Definition of IMPISHLY
adverb
In an impish manner; mischievously.
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Other senses
IMPISHLY carries 3 further meanings.
In an impish manner; like an imp.
adverb
In the manner of an imp.
adverb
in an appealing but bold manner
Where it comes from
From impish + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, IMP · 8 relatives in the game
IMPISHLY in a sentence
“Still, and fittingly, the origins of fun remain impishly elusive.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
IMPISHLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 37 boards so far. 97 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
IMPISHLY starts with I and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read HIILMPSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of IMPISHLY. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start IMPISH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found IMPISHLY?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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