elflike
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a word derived from
elf.
elfnoun(in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.
Example Sentences
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Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s claim that he has photo evidence of a mythical elflike creature set the internet alight.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2023
Sure, Hepburn’s doe eyes and elflike features shaved years off her appearance, but she was clearly a woman in the 1961 film based on the Truman Capote novel.
From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2021
And the weirwood trees’ faces themselves were carved by these elflike creatures, who went on to create the White Walkers as a weapon against rampant human expansion.
From Slate ● Apr. 12, 2019
Driving the pace on the flats—a technique pioneered by the Postal team—neutralized other squads' tiny, elflike climbers, whose smaller size offered no advantage on these relatively flat stretches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2013
Philippa, slim and elflike in the firelight, rose from her chair.
From The Zeppelin's Passenger by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim