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pixilated

9.3

Playfully naughty and a little odd

adjective
/ˈpɪksəˌleɪtɪd/

: travieso

The old woman seemed pixilated, dancing in the rain and humming to herself.

Examples

The pixilated child giggled as she played hide and seek.
Her pixilated sense of humor always kept her friends laughing.
He gave me a pixilated wink before slipping the frog into my bag.
Why is he acting so pixilated today?
The old woman seemed pixilated, dancing in the rain and humming to herself.
He gave me a pixilated wink before slipping the frog into my bag.
Her pixilated sense of humor always kept her friends laughing.

Synonyms

wicked

vspixilated

61 4.0

Behaving in a naughty, playful way that annoys others

tends to be more gently whimsical and slightly odd rather than annoying

mischievous

vspixilated

19 3.5

Causing playful trouble that is not harmful

adds a quirky, eccentric flavour rather than only causing mild trouble

impish

vspixilated

6 6.1

Playfully naughty in a way that teases others

is more whimsically odd and eccentric rather than merely teasing

puckish

vspixilated

2 8.4

Being playful in a slightly naughty, teasing way

is more eccentric and whimsically naughty rather than chiefly witty teasing

prankish

vspixilated

Informal

1 7.5

Being playful and playing small tricks to surprise people

is more lightly whimsical and eccentric rather than focused on tricks

pranky

vspixilated

Informal

1 7.7

Shows playful energy and plays small tricks to surprise people

is more about whimsical eccentricity and playful mood than planned tricks

pixieish

vspixilated

8.2

Being playful and slightly naughty like a small friendly fairy

is more broadly whimsical and slightly eccentric rather than purely elfin

pixyish

vspixilated

8.2

Playful and a little naughty like a small fairy

leans more toward odd, whimsical eccentricity rather than only elfin charm

implike

vspixilated

Informal

8.1

Playfully naughty and teasing like a small troublemaker

is more whimsical and eccentric than directly annoying or imitating an imp

pícaro

vspixilated

Literature

9.9

Playfully naughty in a way that shows teasing or flirtation

is more innocent and whimsical rather than roguish or flirtatious

dipsy

vspixilated

Informal

9.8

Acting silly and playful in a slightly strange but friendly way

is more mischievous and whimsically naughty rather than merely silly

arch

vspixilated

Literature

7.9

Playfully teasing in a sly way

is more about quirky behaviour and eccentricity rather than verbal slyness

Antonyms

serious

452 1.4

Calm and focused, not playful or joking

How Eccentric

madcap

Informal

4 7.7

pixilated

9.3

quirky

67 4.4

conventional

175 2.8

Surface Forms

pixilated positive

Morphology

pixilated = pixil + ated

The sense 'playfully mischievous' is related to 'pixie' and thus partly inferable, but the spelling/phonological change ('pixie' → 'pixil') reduces full transparency for learners.

Etymology

Pixilated comes from pixie, a small magical creature said to make people playful or odd. So to be pixilated is to be a bit playfully naughty or slightly strange, like someone under a pixie's little spell.