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
The study, meanwhile, has a charming mural, by artist Lynn McLain, of the magical elvish valley of Rivendell.
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Mark Lamster
architecture Critic,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
Its revenue more than doubled in 2024 to 13.04 billion yuan ($1.81 billion), thanks in part to its elvish monster.
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Michelle Chapman,
Hartford Courant,
20 July 2025
Another trail leads to an elvish waterfall cascading down a wall of ferns and flowers.
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Roger Naylor,
The Arizona Republic,
1 Jan. 2025
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
Some kind of elvish concoction that’s far more satisfying than any drink mere humans could concoct?
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Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2024
One of the earliest acts of elvish history, the Kinslaying, involved one group of elves slaughtering another.
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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.
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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.
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Ethan Gilsdorf,
WIRED,
27 June 2023
Mark Lamster
architecture Critic,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
Its revenue more than doubled in 2024 to 13.04 billion yuan ($1.81 billion), thanks in part to its elvish monster.
—
Michelle Chapman,
Hartford Courant,
20 July 2025
Another trail leads to an elvish waterfall cascading down a wall of ferns and flowers.
—
Roger Naylor,
The Arizona Republic,
1 Jan. 2025
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.
—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
18 Oct. 2024
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elvish
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In House of the Dragon’s season 2 premiere, Aegon II brought him to a meeting where Jaehaerys II was mischievous and bored.
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The show features a wide cast of colorful characters, namely Ginger’s mother Lois (Laraine Newman), her quirky friends Dodie (Aspen Vincent) and Macie (Jackie Harris Greenberg), and her mischievous little brother Carl (Jeannie Elias).
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But even the most perfect Constitution can be undone by the wicked with the help of the bought, the stupid, and the cowardly.
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Because my gut feeling tells me another round of wicked winds this way comes.
Adjective
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Their illustrations glowed on the asphalt; the chalk may as well have been pixie dust.
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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.
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The high-quality dress can be worn all summer long, in playful hues like white and green.
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Beaded sandals, in particular, strike a balance between statement-making and approachable, offering the same playful energy as the season’s beaded jewelry and bags without requiring a complete wardrobe overhaul.
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The main Palm Dog went to Yuri, the roguish stray at the heart of Chilean director Dominga Sotomayor’s La Perra, premiering in Directors’ Fortnight.
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Acquiring sports teams and land For much of his life a partying roustabout who wooed beautiful women with a roguish charm, the lean, mustachioed sportsman married three times.
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The puckish spirit of Swedish label Studio Barnhus, here releasing Dicker for the first time, looms large.
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Like O’Brien, Tommy is puckish and up for anything, especially a good gag.
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“Elvish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elvish. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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