ELFISH

elfin, elfish, elvish

(adjective) usually good-naturedly mischievous; “perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight”; “elvish tricks”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

elfish (comparative more elfish, superlative most elfish)

Characteristic of an elf; elfin, elven.

Mischievous.

Synonyms

see list in elven

Anagrams

• Fishel

Source: Wiktionary


Elf"ish, a.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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