pixieish

adjective

Definition of pixieishnext
as in mischievous
tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness the actress had a pixieish quality that served her well in screwball comedies

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pixieish
  1. mischievous
  2. wicked
  3. playful
  4. pixie
  5. puckish
  6. impish
Adjective
  • Mangold depicts Cash in both Walk the Line and A Complete Unknown as nervy mysteries always on the edge of a breakdown, though Boyd Holbrook plays him as more mischievous and good-humored compared to the brooding Joaquin Phoenix.
    Brady Gerber, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
  • With the school empty and lessons on pause, Paul unexpectedly strikes up a friendship with a mischievous pupil (Dominic Sessa) and the school's head cook (Da'Vine Joy Randolph).
    Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of mischievous
Adjective
  • Pettersson took his time, stepped into the open space and uncorked a wicked top-shelf snipe.
    Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This magical compulsion forces Ella to obey any command given to her, no matter how harmful or absurd, and Ella’s cruel stepmother Dame Olga (Joanna Lumley) and wicked stepsisters Hattie (Lucy Punch) and Olive (Jennifer Higham) constantly take advantage.
    Travis Bean, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of wicked
Adjective
  • What to expect: The restaurant continues Diaz's playful exploration of combining the Mexican-American staples of his youth with cooking techniques from around the world, especially Asian cuisines.
    Zachery Eanes, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The waters of the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean draw pods of playful bottlenose dolphins that love to swim alongside boats and leap out of the water in graceful arcs.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of playful
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of pixie
Adjective
  • The clarinettist Matic Kuder, another recent addition to the ranks, enlivened both the symphony and the concerto with limpid, puckish solos.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The results can be puckish, as when Elwood’s reflection appears in the chrome side of the iron that Hattie is sliding across an ironing board.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of puckish
Adjective
  • Sure enough, the impish and cool style is being dressed up (and down) with faux fur coats and grunge beauty galore for the holiday season.
    Hannah Coates, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo, LeBron James lead first round of NBA all-star voting Glynis Johns, impish British actress of stage and screen, dies at 100 There’s new evidence of foreign money going to a president: Trump Mom puts too much pressure on me to excel at school.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2024
Definition of impish
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