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[syn: elfin, elfish, elvish]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Elfish \Elf"ish\, a.
Of or relating to the elves; elflike; implike; weird;
scarcely human; mischievous, as though caused by elves.
"Elfish light." --Coleridge.
[1913 Webster]
The elfish intelligence that was so familiar an
expression on her small physiognomy. --Hawthorne.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
elfish
adj 1: usually good-naturedly mischievous; "perpetrated a
practical joke with elfin delight"; "elvish tricks" [syn:
elfin, elfish, elvish]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
37 Moby Thesaurus words for "elfish":
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