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elfish

[ el-fish ]

adjective

  1. elflike; elfin; small and mischievous.

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elfish

/ ˈɛ±ôŽÚɪʃ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or like an elf or elves; charmingly mischievous or sprightly; impish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the supposed language of elves
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±ð±ôŽÚŸ±²õ³ó±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ±ð±ôŽÚŸ±²õ³ó²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ð±ôŽÚi²õ³ó·±ô²â adverb
  • ±ð±ôŽÚi²õ³ó·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of elfish1

First recorded in 1535–45; alteration of elvish
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Example Sentences

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He appears elfish and shy as he approaches his instrument.

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The festively decorated Holiday Trolley runs Saturdays in December, complete with elfishly fun facts about Edmonds’ history, and interactions with Emily the Elf are beloved by children and adults alike.

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The plate of elfish cream puffs was in disarray when the judges came to taste them, but Lynch explained that there had been a fight between North Pole and South Pole elves.

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For example, he deleted descriptions of him as “an elfish boy” who speaks “defiantly” to Wendy and tries to be “more contemptuous than ever”.

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Dvoskin, 71, is an elfish man with an intense mien, especially during his frequent acoustic bass solos, when the sounds spill off his fingers and roll through the air, one complex harmonic passage after another.

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