PIXIEISH Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

pixieish

adjective

Definition of pixieish

as in mischievous

tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness the actress had a pixieish quality that served her well in screwball comedies

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Adjective

Advertisement Best of all is Deutch’s Gail, whose sunbeam demeanor barely conceals her flirty, mischievous side.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026
The actress, 64, made her mark on the iconic ‘70s show as Nellie Oleson, Laura Ingalls’ mischievous classmate.

— Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026

Definition of mischievous

Adjective

Soon a wicked stepmother named Elvera and her brood came into the Jones family’s life.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026
Yamal was a thorn in Saudi Arabia’s side, drifting infield to unleash shots from distance but also peppering the penalty area with wicked deliveries from the right flank.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of wicked

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Their illustrations glowed on the asphalt; the chalk may as well have been pixie dust.

— Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 10 Nov. 2025
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.

— Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 30 Mar. 2023

Definition of pixie

Adjective

Two years ago, the Man City phenom appeared in a 90-second spot for the game that saw him get recruited to storm a castle teeming with goblins, dragons and impish skeletons.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 June 2026
Her new album, Fata Morgana, uses an array of cascading rhythms, impish hooks, and fierce poetry to interrogate her place in a corrupt American society.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026

Definition of impish

Adjective

The movie follows the life of feisty belle Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh), from growing up on a plantation to her love affairs, including with roguish Rhett Butler (Clark Gable).

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 July 2026
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.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026

Definition of roguish

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