pixie
noun
a fairy or sprite, especially a mischievous one.
Example Sentences
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Dominic: It’s a little like when Professor Lockhart released that swarm of Cornish pixies in “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”: They’re everywhere and constantly in your face.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
There are bullies, a sly villain, a kidnapping, Irish pixies, a West African protector-spider and classes in Marvellian history, chants and elixirs.
From Washington Post ● May 18, 2022
Many of his clients have come seeking dramatically short cuts — shags, pixies and razored bobs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2022
Jack teams up with a team of elves, fairies, pixies and sprites to infiltrate the bowels of the wicked great tree of life for a final confrontation with the devilish Lord.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 2, 2021
It became my job to shoo the pixies outside.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
