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adjective

variants also pixy
Definition of pixienext
as in mischievous
tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness resorted to some pixie high jinks to liven up the office party

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pixie

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noun

ˈpik-sē How to pronounce pixie (audio)
variants also pixy
as in fairy
an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers leave a dish of milk and some bread out for the pixies

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Recent Examples of pixie
Adjective
For all its sprinklings of pixie dust — a wiggly scorpion samba, a cyclone of flying pastries — the movie is often disconcertingly adult, and at the same time, largely unconcerned with welcoming in viewers not already steeped in the mythology. — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2022 Revel, a kombucha brewery and tasting room, will release a pixie tangerine kombucha. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022
Noun
For those who don’t even break a sweat in the face of danger, a bare-it-all pixie with polish. — Loren Savini, Allure, 14 Oct. 2026 One week after the latest, greatest comeback, the Broncos ran out of pixie dust. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pixie
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pixie
  1. mischievous
  2. fairy
  3. wicked
  4. elf
  5. playful
  6. dwarf
Adjective
  • Bill Hader voices the titular character in the cartooned version, which revolves around the shenanigans that occur after a mischievous cat (donning a hat) arrives to cheer up two siblings who move to a new town.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Gosselaar rose to fame in the early ‘90s for his portrayal of the mischievous protagonist of Bayside High School.
    — Kaitlin Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of mischievous
Noun
  • Think a giant, twinkling dandelion field; technicolor hopscotch maze; fairy displays everywhere; and snazzy pathways that look straight out of a South Beach nightclub.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The music tries to match that vertiginous feeling, with vocals like fairy hiccups and cloud rap beats that sound like falling out of the heavens.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of fairy
Adjective
  • Mischa Glooshkoff, aka Michael Graves, has light brown curls, a wicked grin, and a wiry frame—perfect casting for the grand boulevardier who would lead my naïve young father astray.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
  • There’s also the problem of Angelique’s wicked stepmother, Argan’s gold-digging second wife, Beline.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of wicked
Noun
  • His army of orcs are tracking down the rest of the titular rings, which are safe(ish) with the elves in the luxe strongholds of Lindon and Rivendell, as well as my beloved dwarves in the sonorous mines of Khazad-dûm.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Nov. 2026
  • But the elves — less weighed down by volumous hair and with wardrobes not so focussed on bulk — aren’t facing quite the same issue.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of elf
Adjective
  • The sandals were a true statement piece, featuring a playful pom-pom design front and center; the voluminous embellishment is crafted from layers of thin strips of fabric.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Someone has to understand why a particular signal matters in Seoul and lands differently in Dallas, or why a phrase that reads as playful to one group carries a completely different history for another.
    — Alison Murdock, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of playful
Noun
  • There isn’t just catastrophizing happening amid the elves, the humans, and the dwarves — now there’s gossip!
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The galaxy, a small, young, star-forming dwarf, was far smaller than expected.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of dwarf

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