Although Christoph Waltz does manage to impart these traits into his respectable performance, the script depicts ’s Blofeld more as a begrudging, somewhat impish, increasingly annoying foe Bond ultimately captures too easily.

Source: https://screenrant.com/james-bond-franchise-mistakes-survive/

At a young age he displayed a flair for impish gestures.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/15/books/vladimir-nabokov-best-books.html

With his intellectual prowess, quick wit, impish grin, and concern for those who might have the legal deck stacked against them, the Gentleman from Kansas made the law a better place for those who had the good fortune to learn about the law from him.

Source: https://aceds.org/david-horrigan-remembering-judge-waxse-a-champion-of-cooperation-in-e-discovery/

Yet his impish persona, foul mouth and devil-may-care attitude have inspired a cult following of the like seldom seem in the sport.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/29/briefing/ukraine-shooting-rotterdam.html