the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Of or relating to the elves; elflike; implike; weird; scarcely human; mischievous, as though caused by elves.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Of or pertaining to elves or to elf-land; of the nature of an elf; caused by or characteristic of elves; peevish; spiteful: as, an elfish being; elfish mischief.
Distracted or bewitched by elves; distraught or abstracted, as if bewitched.
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adj. usually good-naturedly mischievous
Word Usage
"Saunders took it as a compliment; and, indeed, it was done with a kind of elfish grace, which cast a glamour over his eyes."