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elfin

/ˈɛlfɪn/ · 5 letters · 5 distinct letters

  1. adjective

    suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness

    thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning

  2. adjective

    small and delicate

    she was an elfin creature, graceful and delicate

  3. adjective

    relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf

    elfin bells

  4. adjective

    usually good naturedly mischievous

    perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight

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