Dictionary Check: elfin

"elfin" is a valid word!

Scrabble 8 points
Words with Friends 10 points

Definition

adjective

suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness

Example: "thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning"
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fey
adjective

small and delicate

Example: "she was an elfin creature — graceful and delicate"
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adjective

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

Example: "elfin bells"
adjective

usually good-naturedly mischievous

Example: "perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight"
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