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
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
The answer: A Billiken is an elflike creature, and St. Louis University got the name in the early 1900s from a former football coach who bore a resemblance to the creature.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2012
But he had a momentary impression of tiny, fantastic buildings, clustered in an elflike city.
From The Pygmy Planet by Jack Williamson