Meaning of ELFISH
| Pronunciation: | | 'elfish
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| | Definition: | | [adj] usually good-naturedly mischievous; "perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight"; "elvish tricks" |
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| | Synonyms: | | elfin, elvish, playful |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Elf"ish\, a.
Of or relating to the elves; elflike; implike; weird;
scarcely human; mischievous, as though caused by elves.
``Elfish light.'' --Coleridge.
The elfish intelligence that was so familiar an
expression on her small physiognomy. --Hawthorne.
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| | Related Terms: | | arch, devilish, elfin, elflike, elvish, faery, fairy, fairyish, fairylike, fay, foolish, full of mischief, gnomelike, gnomish, high-spirited, impish, knavish, mischief-loving, mischievous, pixieish, playful, prankish, pranksome, pranky, puckish, roguish, scampish, scapegrace, sportive, sylphidine, sylphine, sylphish, sylphlike, sylphy, trickish, tricksy, waggish |
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