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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
However, not many haircuts caused as much pandemonium as the curly pixie that came on season 2 of the WB drama. — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 In these novels, the main character has been so absurdly addled by a (late-revealed) trauma that everyday human interactions are wildly aglow with (at first) terror or (later) manic-pixie wonder. — Los Angeles Times, 14 July 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
  • Catching mischievous agents in real time The Hugging Face incident reveals the importance of real-time monitoring.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 24 July 2026
  • Everyone’s favorite fast-running, mischievous, coin-collecting hedgehog is turning 35.
    — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Definition of mischievous
Noun
  • Disney made its name on the back of fairy and folktales, retelling centuries-old stories and giving them a fresh new spin for modern audiences.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
  • Decapitated, the fairy of Smoking with Oneself (2021–26) puffs a cigarette from the gaping red maw of her throat.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of fairy
Adjective
  • Grass skirts fly as women perform the wicked-fast Tahitian Otea dance, and the audience holds its breath during the Samoan fire knife performance.
    — Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
  • Among Ashley’s many sins, none were more wicked than the alienation of club legends, particularly Keegan.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of wicked
Noun
  • Reading allows children to live in a vibrant world, surrounded by fairies, elves and talking animals, transporting them to places where the impossible becomes real.
    — Michelle Kearney, The Conversation, 7 July 2026
  • Ferrell starred as Buddy in the 2003 Christmas classic, which focused on a human adopted by elves and raised as an elf in the North Pole until one day, as an adult, discovering his true identity.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Definition of elf
Adjective
  • Though the playful space has no actual dock or access to the nearby Chao Phraya, the river’s blue waters and blue-orange tugboats influenced the hotel’s color scheme and other touches.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • August is your last chance to embrace summer’s brightest manicure trends, from juicy hues to playful nail art.
    — Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 19 July 2026
Definition of playful
Noun
  • Norse mythology reinforced this tradition through the story of Fafnir, a dwarf transformed into a dragon by his overwhelming greed for a cursed hoard of gold.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
  • All fir trees are useful to birds, and some are available in dwarf form for smaller gardens.
    — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2026
Definition of dwarf

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