- elf´ish|ness
- elf|ish «EHL fihsh», adjective.like an elf; elfin; mischievous: »
Thou strange and elfish child, whence didst thou come? (Hawthorne).
Also, elvish.–elf´ish|ly, adverb.–elf´ish|ness, noun.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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elf´ish|ly — elf|ish «EHL fihsh», adjective. like an elf; elfin; mischievous: »Thou strange and elfish child, whence didst thou come? (Hawthorne). Also, elvish. –elf´ish|ly, adverb. –elf´ish|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
elf|ish — «EHL fihsh», adjective. like an elf; elfin; mischievous: »Thou strange and elfish child, whence didst thou come? (Hawthorne). Also, elvish. –elf´ish|ly, adverb. –elf´ish|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
ish — ish·er·wood; ish·kash·mi; ish·kyl·dite; ish·ma·el; ish·ma·el·ite; ish·ma·el·it·ish; ish·ma·el·it·ish; is·land·ish; ivory tower·ish; jad·ish; jew·ish·ness; jin·go·ish; kent·ish; kent·ish·man; kick·ish; kit·ten·ish; knav·ish; knav·ish·ly;… … English syllables
Elfishness — Elf ish*ness, n. The quality of being elfish. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
land — alp·land; auck·land; aus·land·er; birth·land; bog·land; bol·land·ist; bot·tom·land; can·cel·land; cham·ber·land; cleave·land·ite; cleve·land; cleve·land·er; cloud·land; corn·land; cot·land; cum·ber·land; dis·til·land; dix·ie·land; dock·land;… … English syllables
oaf — (ōf), n. 1) a crudely clumsy person; lout 2) a stupid person; idiot • Etymology: 1615–25; var. of auf, ME alfe, OE ælf elf oaf′ish, adj. oaf′ish•ly, adv. oaf′ish•ness, n … From formal English to slang
