- elf|ish
- 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.
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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|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
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
elf — elf; ELF; elf·ish; elf·land; elf·in; elf·ish·ly; … English syllables
Elf — Elves Elves, n.; pl. of {Elf}. [1913 Webster] Elvish Elv ish, a. 1. Pertaining to elves; implike; mischievous; weird; also, vacant; absent in demeanor. See {Elfish}. [1913 Webster] He seemeth elvish by his countenance. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
elfish — elf·ish … English syllables
elfishly — elf·ish·ly … English syllables
elfish — c.1200, alvisc; see ELF (Cf. elf) + ISH (Cf. ish) … Etymology dictionary
elvish — mid 14c., from ELF (Cf. elf) + ISH (Cf. ish) … Etymology dictionary
elfish — [elf′ish] adj. like or characteristic of an elf; elfin or prankish elfishly adv. elfishness n … English World dictionary
