elvish Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite usually good-naturedly mischievous
    elfish; elfin.
    • perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight
    • elvish tricks

WordNet


Elv"ish adjective
Definitions
  1. Pertaining to elves; implike; mischievous; weird; also, vacant; absent in demeanor. See Elfish.
    He seemeth elvish by his countenance. Chaucer.
  2. Mysterious; also, foolish. Obs.

Webster 1913