elfish

[ el-fish ]

/ ˈɛl fɪʃ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR elfish ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

elflike; elfin; small and mischievous.

Also elvish.

Origin of elfish

First recorded in 1535–45; alteration of elvish

SYNONYMS FOR elfish

prankish, impish.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR elfish ON THESAURUS.COM

OTHER WORDS FROM elfish

elf·ish·ly, adverbelf·ish·ness, noun

Words nearby elfish

elf-cup, El Ferrol, elfin, elfin forest, elfinwood, elfish, elfland, elflock, El Fostat, elf owl, Elgar

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for elfish

She pressed her handsome face close to the little, elfish, even evil face of the child, and kissed it.
The Debtor|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Kitty, quite conscious of the look, was straightway pricked by an elfish curiosity.
The Marriage of William Ashe|Mrs. Humphry Ward
She was gazing up in the air, above all the traffic and roar of New York, with a happy smile on her elfish face.
Madge Morton's Victory|Amy D.V. Chalmers
The door was opened, after a considerable interval, by Alta, the elfish little girl.
Miss Ludington's Sister|Edward Bellamy

When he was awake his elfish eyes were fixed in solemn stare upon the mother-face.
Joyce of the North Woods|Harriet T. Comstock

British Dictionary definitions for elfish

elfish

elvish

/ (ˈɛlfɪʃ) /

adjective

of, relating to, or like an elf or elves; charmingly mischievous or sprightly; impish

noun

the supposed language of elves

Derived forms of elfish

elfishly or elvishly, adverbelfishness or elvishness, noun

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

单词	elfish
释义	elfish [ el-fish ] / ˈɛl fɪʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR elfish ON THESAURUS.COM adjective elflike; elfin; small and mischievous. Also elvish. Origin of elfish First recorded in 1535–45; alteration of elvish SYNONYMS FOR elfish prankish, impish. SEE SYNONYMS FOR elfish ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM elfish elf·ish·ly, adverbelf·ish·ness, noun Words nearby elfish elf-cup, El Ferrol, elfin, elfin forest, elfinwood, elfish, elfland, elflock, El Fostat, elf owl, Elgar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for elfish She pressed her handsome face close to the little, elfish, even evil face of the child, and kissed it. The Debtor\|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman Kitty, quite conscious of the look, was straightway pricked by an elfish curiosity. The Marriage of William Ashe\|Mrs. Humphry Ward She was gazing up in the air, above all the traffic and roar of New York, with a happy smile on her elfish face. Madge Morton's Victory\|Amy D.V. Chalmers The door was opened, after a considerable interval, by Alta, the elfish little girl. Miss Ludington's Sister\|Edward Bellamy When he was awake his elfish eyes were fixed in solemn stare upon the mother-face. Joyce of the North Woods\|Harriet T. Comstock British Dictionary definitions for elfish elfish elvish / (ˈɛlfɪʃ) / adjective of, relating to, or like an elf or elves; charmingly mischievous or sprightly; impish noun the supposed language of elves Derived forms of elfish elfishly or elvishly, adverbelfishness or elvishness, noun 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 Words related to elfish elfin, impish, naughty, prankish
随便看	queen's bench division queensberry queensberry rules queen's bounty queen's counsel queen's county queen's english queen's evidence queen's guide queen's highway queenship queen's house queenside queen-size queensland queensland arrowroot queensland blue queensland cane toad queenslander queensland lungfish queensland nut queen's pattern queen's-pawn openings queen's proctor queen's regulations

elfish

adjective

Origin of elfish

SYNONYMS FOR elfish

OTHER WORDS FROM elfish

Words nearby elfish

Example sentences from the Web for elfish

British Dictionary definitions for elfish

elvish

adjective

noun

Derived forms of elfish

Words related to elfish