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trixie

1 9.3

Behaving playfully and a little tricky

adjective
/ˈtrɪksi/

Informal

: travieso

Her trixie nature often led her to play pranks on her friends.

Examples

The trixie kitten jumped around, trying to catch the flickering light.
The puppy was so trixie that it found a way to sneak out of the yard.
Because they can be Trixie little boys.
So who I'm getting trixie, it took me half the time.

Synonyms

mischievous

vstrixie

27 3.5

Causing playful trouble that is not harmful

also uses trickiness and sly cleverness rather than being merely harmless

devilish

vstrixie

16 4.4

Being very naughty in a playful, clever way

is more playful and tricky rather than bold or wicked

pixieish

vstrixie

1 8.2

Being playful and slightly naughty like a small friendly fairy

emphasizes acting playfully or trickily rather than looking elfin or whimsical

pixyish

vstrixie

1 8.2

Playful and a little naughty like a small fairy

focuses on playful or tricky behavior rather than magical appearance

Antonyms

serious

∞ 1.4

Calm and focused, not playful or joking

How Mischievous

naughty

59 1.0

trixie

Informal

1 9.3

teasing

5 2.7

playful

72 1.6

Surface Forms

trixie positive

Morphology

trixie = trick (semi-transparent) = trick + y

The meaning is clearly linked to 'trick', but the spelling 'trixie' is an irregular variant rather than a fully regular suffixation.

Etymology

Trixie probably comes from the English word trick plus the friendly ending -ie, so you can think of it as a 'little trick' or playful mischief. That's why trixie describes someone who is playful, tricky, or mischievous.