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Meanings of elfin in английском

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Suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness.

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Usually good-naturedly mischievous.

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Small and delicate.

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Fairy.

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Examples for "elflike"
Examples for "elflike"
1
Unfortunately, I had no idea about the little hat and elflike boots.
I shot you babe
2
And before she could figure out which part of her they were looking at, they turned their attention to the elflike Gracie.
Big girl: a novel
Usage of elfin in английском
1
Time passed far more quickly than the elfin leader would have preferred.
Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
2
She looked elfin, but Catherine knew the type: She was a barracuda.
Before you know kindness
3
I pointed-wewere then just over the threshold of the elfin globe.
The Metal Monster
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Her elfin features change into a delicate muddle of amusement and perplexion.
The Irish Times
5
He looked up from the gilding and met her elfin gaze directly.
Forbidden Blood
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With her short, shaggy style she looked almost elfin, and supremely sexy.
The Reality Dysfunction
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This, along with the freckles dotting her cheeks, made her look elfin.
Dangerous Women
8
Flying flakes of foam were scurrying over the sand like elfin things.
Further Chronicles of Avonlea
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The luxurious Miranueh dress was gone, replaced by ordinary male elfin clothes.
Shadow prowler
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A globule of sapphire shone afar, the elfin bubble of her home.
The Metal Monster
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The elfin girl's wide smile, with one missing tooth, was a heartbreaker.
Seize the night
12
Baron Verulam himself treads a heavy gait beside this airy elfin scamper.
Shandygaff / A number of most agreeable Inquirendoes upon Life &...
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Although the child was no beauty, she had an amusing, elfin air.
The Lion's Mouse
14
There were thin whistlings, hoarse grunts and harsh cacklings, high-pitched elfin laughter.
Rainbow's End
15
It would be pleasant to discuss elfin life once in a while.
Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
16
His face looked like the faun's, elfin, mischievous, happy as the springtime.
The Nest Builder: A Novel
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