| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In an elfish manner.[Websters]
2. In an elvish or gnomish manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In a puckish or impish manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a frolicsome, waggish or sportive manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a prankish, cute or roguish manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In a playful or skittish manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In a magical or magic manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In a vicious, spiteful or malevolent manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Rarely used adverbial inflection of the adjective elfish.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (elfish) | 1. Usually good-naturedly mischievous.[Wordnet]. 2. Of or relating to the elves; elflike; implike; weird; scarcely human; mischievous, as though caused by elves.[Websters]. 3. Being elvish, mischievous, puckish, naughty or malicious.[Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being impish, playful, frolicsome, kittenish or sportive.[Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being roguish or waggish.[Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being wicked, vicious, spiteful, fiendish or venomous.[Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being prankish or frisky.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Being magical or magic.[Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb elfishly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
"ELFISHLY" is a common misspelling or typo for: selfishly. |
Date "ELFISHLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1907. (references) |
Specialty Definition: elfish
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Resembling elves; clad in disguise.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Adjective] Characteristic of an elf. (references) | 2: [Adjective] mischievous. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
