as in mischievous
tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness
with elvish glee the children jumped into all the carefully raked leaf piles
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Recent Examples of elvish
Maeglin was corrupted by his forbidden desire for King Turgon’s daughter, Idril, who also happened to be his first cousin—a big taboo in elvish culture.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Another trail leads to an elvish waterfall cascading down a wall of ferns and flowers.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2025
Some kind of elvish concoction that’s far more satisfying than any drink mere humans could concoct?
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2024
One of the earliest acts of elvish history, the Kinslaying, involved one group of elves slaughtering another.
—Jack Butler, National Review, 31 Dec. 2023
And down to a heaping stack of presents and elvish art on the walls, each detail has been perfectly placed by the jolly man in red himself.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2023
Photograph: Esther Derksen/Getty Images Our overeager party—an elvish druid; a dwarven wizard; a halfling rogue; and a human paladin—has arrived at a dusty, cluttered library.
—Ethan Gilsdorf, WIRED, 27 June 2023
Co-creator JD Payne snuck in several licks of elvish speak throughout his section of the panel.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2022
Despite juggling elvish forests, dwarven caves, and seaside cities, Avery vowed to keep even the most fantastic locations grounded, building as many practical sets as possible.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 19 July 2022
Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Another trail leads to an elvish waterfall cascading down a wall of ferns and flowers.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2025
Some kind of elvish concoction that’s far more satisfying than any drink mere humans could concoct?
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2024
One of the earliest acts of elvish history, the Kinslaying, involved one group of elves slaughtering another.
—Jack Butler, National Review, 31 Dec. 2023
And down to a heaping stack of presents and elvish art on the walls, each detail has been perfectly placed by the jolly man in red himself.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2023
Photograph: Esther Derksen/Getty Images Our overeager party—an elvish druid; a dwarven wizard; a halfling rogue; and a human paladin—has arrived at a dusty, cluttered library.
—Ethan Gilsdorf, WIRED, 27 June 2023
Co-creator JD Payne snuck in several licks of elvish speak throughout his section of the panel.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2022
Despite juggling elvish forests, dwarven caves, and seaside cities, Avery vowed to keep even the most fantastic locations grounded, building as many practical sets as possible.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 19 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elvish
Adjective
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Ramona is an imaginative (and mischievous) fourth grader who is always up to something.—
Marilyn La Jeunesse,
Parents,
10 Apr. 2025
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However, the house is haunted, and the group must confront their differences to survive the night against a host of mischievous ghosts.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Based on the famed Brothers Grimm tale, the story follows a princess who is rescued by seven dwarf miners who make Snow White part of their household after she’s exiled into a dangerous forest by her wicked stepmother.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2025
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The offence O’Reilly’s draft day scouting reports suggested the Oilers chose a middle-six centre (second or third line) with wicked checking ability and enough offence to project into a feature role if everything worked out.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But in a new post added to Instagram, Mayim decided to make a more dramatic and permanent switch to her hairstyle by chopping it off into a semi-pixie cut.—
Adrianna Freedman,
Good Housekeeping,
30 Mar. 2023
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The cute little 4-year-old boldly shouted when someone asked her where pixie dust comes from.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 July 2022
Adjective
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Pearl Breed: Pit terrier mix Age: 2 years old Pearl is a cuddly, goofy, playful pup looking for her forever home.—
Trish Stinger,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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The alternating worlds are meant to be playful, but Toontown especially gets exhausting quickly, with characters mugging, clowning and amplifying every limp punchline.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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On Saturday morning, the puckish Bulgarian designer Kiko Kostadinov spooled out architectural overcoats, tunics that called to mind The Legend of Zelda and shirts stamped with Hungarian emblems.—
Jacob Gallagher,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Case in point: Naughty Dog — the studio that made the puckish platformer Crash Bandicoot in 1996 would go on to release classy postapocalyptic thriller The Last of Us 17 years later.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2024
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“Elvish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elvish. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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