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Of or relating to the elves; elflike; implike; weird; scarcely human; mischievous, as though caused by elves.

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  1. a. Of or relating to the elves; elflike; implike; weird; scarcely human; mischievous, as though caused by elves.
  2. adj. usually good-naturedly mischievous
  3. Of or relating to the elves; elflike; implike; weird; scarcely human; mischievous, as though caused by elves. "Elfish light." Coleridge. The elfish intelligence that was so familiar an expression on her small physiognomy. Hawthorne.
  4. Of or relating to the elves; elflike; implike; weird; scarcelyhuman; mischievous, as though caused by elves. "Elfish light."Coleridge.The elfish intelligence that was so familiar an expression on hersmall physiognomy. Hawthorne.
  5. s usually good-naturedly mischievous