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Grammar : Adj
Spell : el-vish
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛl vɪʃ



Definition of elvish

Origin :
  • c.1200, aluisc, "belonging to or pertaining to the elves; supernatural," from elf + -ish. Old English used ilfig in this sense.
  • As in kittenish : adj frisky, playful
  • As in playful : adj funny, fun-loving
  • As in impish : adj mischievous
Example sentences :
  • It seemed odd to them that men had once worn so elvish an attire.
  • Extract from : « The Napoleon of Notting Hill » by Gilbert K. Chesterton
  • His rhymes were always full of quaint and elvish humour which was very endearing.
  • Extract from : « Kathleen » by Christopher Morley
  • The Provost of Notting Hill seemed to have fallen into a kind of trance; in his eyes was an elvish light.
  • Extract from : « The Napoleon of Notting Hill » by Gilbert K. Chesterton
  • Gradually, while I was warming up, a sense of infinite comfort came, and with it the enjoyment of the elvish aspect.
  • Extract from : « Over Prairie Trails » by Frederick Philip Grove
  • She nodded, leaning forward and looking up at me in a certain demure, elvish fashion.
  • Extract from : « Captain Macedoine's Daughter » by William McFee
  • Half-ashamed she went back to stolen meetings—in a barn—behind a rick—in the elvish shadow of some skew-blown thorn.
  • Extract from : « Joanna Godden » by Sheila Kaye-Smith
  • The folio of 1623 omits elvish, but the folio of 1632 has elves, which Rowe changed to elvish.
  • Extract from : « The Ornithology of Shakespeare » by James Edmund Harting
  • See Elvish in the Glossary, and cf. 'this elvish nyce lore'; Can.
  • Extract from : « Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales » by Geoffrey Chaucer
  • He could not bear the sight of her, perched on a chair in her white nightdress in the doorway, elvish and horrible.
  • Extract from : « The Rainbow » by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
  • But we never heard any elvish arrow whistling after us, or saw any more of the uncouth folk.
  • Extract from : « A King's Comrade » by Charles Whistler

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