elvish
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Definition of elvish
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Synonyms for elvish
Synonyms
arch, devilish, espiègle, impish, knavish, leprechaunish, mischievous, pixie (also pixy), pixieish, prankish, puckish, rascally, roguish, scampish, sly, tricksy, waggish, wicked
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Her astonishing business skills earn her a reputation for being able to spin silver into gold — and thereby catches the eye of the king of the Staryk, the elvish personification of winter in the story’s Lithuanian-analogue fantasy world. — Constance Grady, Vox, "With Spinning Silver, Naomi Novik cements her status as one of the great YA fantasy authors," 20 July 2018 Piece-y and slightly elvish, the look played well with EmRata's trademark pout and power brow, all while forcing followers to imagine the ensemble that this trompe-l'Å“il look could have accompanied. — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, "Emily Ratajkowski Debuts Radically Short Hair Ahead of the 2018 Met Gala," 7 May 2018 The highway department has been known to route new roads around rocks that are thought to be elvish residences. — Richard Mcgill Murphy, Town & Country, "The Dante Code," 18 Jan. 2013 The sounds were quickly recorded and put into an Elvish translator. — Rebecca Angel, WIRED, "Is Your Cat Speaking Elvish?," 1 Apr. 2011These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'elvish.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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