pixieish
- adjective
- /ˈpɪksiɪʃ/
:
pícaro
- "Sorry," she said with a pixieish smile.
- pixieish woman
Examples
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Her pixieish demeanor made her the life of the party, enchanting everyone with her playful energy.
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He brightened up (without the help of any strong meat or drink whatsoever) at dinner and became positively pixieish at times.
Academic text (2011) -
Mary's skin looked like it was always deeply tanned, and she had big eyes and black hair slicked straight back (she claimed she'd rather die than wear bangs) and pulled into two little ponytails that made her look pixieish, along with being so frail.
Fiction book (1992) -
"Sorry," she said with a pixieish smile, making everyone in the room chuckle.
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The pixieish children danced around the garden, their laughter echoing in the air.
Synonyms
17
4.4
Being very naughty in a playful, clever way
6
6.1
Playfully naughty in a way that teases others
4
8.1
Playful and slightly naughty in a quick, happy way
3
6.7
Showing playful, friendly mischief
3
7.7
Being small and delicate in a charming, fairy-like way
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6.8
Playful and slightly naughty in a cheerful, harmless way
Playful and a little naughty like a small fairy
Playfully naughty and a little odd
Behaving playfully and a little tricky
Small and delicate with graceful pointed features
Having a small, gentle, and magical look
Lively and slightly odd in a way that makes people smile
Antonyms
How Mischievous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pixieish comes from pixie, a word for a 'small fairy' in old British stories, and the ending -ish means 'like' or 'full of'. So pixieish means 'like a pixie', playful, a little naughty, and with a small, elfin charm.