elfish

English

Alternative forms

• elvish

Etymology

From elf +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛlfɪʃ/

Adjective

elfish (comparative more elfish, superlative most elfish)

1. Characteristic of an elf; elfin, elven.
   • 1992 May 8, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 12:

     GWM, elfish, thin fem wants bad white street boy, black-haired, thick together eye brows, long chin, long boned, wide/long nose, hight ^[sic] skin.

2. Mischievous.

Synonyms

• see list in elven

Derived terms

• elfishly
• elfishness

Translations

elven — see elven

Anagrams

• Fishel