elfish
adjective
elflike; elfin; small and mischievous.
elfishness
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a word derived from
elfish.
Example Sentences
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Most travellers when first visiting Japan see only its atmosphere of elfishness, of delicate fantasticality.
From Lafcadio Hearn by Nina H. Kennard
But his real reason was that he was bored by the perpetual elfishness of the Elves, and wanted to see the great ugly Trolls trying to behave like gentlemen for a change.
From On Something by Hilaire Belloc
The pressure of her fingers accented the slight uptilt of her brows to elfishness, and her look was introspective.
From The Coast of Chance by Clarence F. Underwood
I could understand how the fascination might become an enduring thing; a great love; how Ascher would still be drawn to the woman long after the elfishness of girlhood passed away.
From Gossamer 1915 by George A. Birmingham
It was a charming but not extravagant slip of bright green chiffon and suited her elfishness admirably, as he told her.
From Black Oxen by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
