elfin, elfish, elvish
(adjective) usually good-naturedly mischievous; “perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight”; “elvish tricks”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Elvish
(fantasy) The language spoken by elves.
elvish (comparative more elvish, superlative most elvish)
Of or having to do with elves; elven.
• see list in elven
Source: Wiktionary
Elv"ish, a.
1. Pertaining to elves; implike; mischievous; weird; also, vacant; absent in demeanor. See Elfish. He seemeth elvish by his countenance. Chaucer.
2. Mysterious; also, foolish. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
