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elfin

Dictionary definition · elfin

adjective

  1. suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness"thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning"
  2. small and delicate"she was an elfin creature — graceful and delicate"
  3. relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf"elfin bells"
  4. usually good-naturedly mischievous"perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).