gnome
noun
(in folklore) one of a species of diminutive beings, usually described as shriveled little old men, that inhabit the interior of the earth and act as guardians of its treasures; troll.
gnomish
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a word derived from
gnome.
Example Sentences
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I exited my half of the party from the crypt and went all the way around to reunite with my gnomish husband in another room of the building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2023
They’d have looked more like a young queen out for a stroll with the magician’s assistant, the hobbling, gnomish guy who cast the minor, grudging spells.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2018
Its forests are dominated by wind-tortured live oaks draped with Spanish moss and greened by resurrection fern, gnomish and ceaselessly amazing.
From The Guardian ● May 25, 2018
Notch, a self-effacing, charming, gnomish Swede in his ubiquitous fedora and polo shirt, told me, “I always imagined ‘Minecraft’ would have an end.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2012
He gave me three vases in exchange for a gnomish copper stewpot, and the same for a simple wooden flute.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
