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impet

impet noun: small imp.

Noun

impet (plural impets)

  1. small imp
    • And as it got towards the end of the month, the impet began to look so maliceful, and that twirled that’s tail faster and faster each time she gave a guess.1890, Joseph Jacobs, “Tom Tit Tot”, in English Fairy Tales, page 6

Forms of impet

pluralimpets

Origin of impet

From imp + -et.

Questions about impet

What does impet mean?
Impet means small imp.
What part of speech is impet?
Impet is a noun.
What is the plural of impet?
The plural of impet is impets.

Words near impet in the dictionary

  1. impestered
  2. impestering
  3. impesters
  4. impesting
  5. impests
  6. impet
  7. impetigines
  8. impetiginized
  9. impetiginous
  10. impetigo
  11. impetigoes

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