elvish
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8.1
- adjective
- /ˈɛlvɪʃ/
:
elfo
- The children played with an elvish charm that made them giggle mischievously.
- an elvish cloak
- elvish queens
Examples
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Elvish waybread.
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I don't usually hold with foreign food... ...but this Elvish stuff, it's not bad.
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Alright, OK, let's get back to your elvish nature, OK?
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What's the Elvish word for "friend"?
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Elvish singing is not a thing to miss... ...in June under the stars.
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I doubt even these Elvish cloaks will hide us in there.
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To the queen's right stood an elvish woman whose bearing and clothing bespoke a position more of merit than birth.
Fiction book (1993) -
His long face was handsome, in the way that Elvish faces can be: deep-eyed, high-boned.
Fiction book (1992) -
The Elvish archers turn and fire at the Uruk-hai on the causeway.
Fiction book (2002) -
The messenger led Ulfra to a room where elvish handmaidens gave her a silk coat with trailing sleeves to slip over her muslin nightdress.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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8.6
A person or thing that looks small, delicate, and graceful in a magical way
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6.1
Playfully naughty in a way that teases others
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6.7
Showing playful, friendly mischief
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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
Being playful and slightly naughty like a small friendly fairy
Antonyms
How Playful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Elvish comes from the old word elf, a small magical creature often thought to be playful or tricky, and the ending -ish means 'like'. So, elvish means 'like an elf', that is, playfully mischievous or lively.