elfishly

In pixie fashion

Elfishly means in a manner suggesting an elf—mischievous, playful, or impishly sly.

The word carries connotations of sprightly charm rather than malice: She grinned elfishly before hiding the last cookie.

It suggests someone acting with pixie-like cunning or whimsical delight.

mischief

impishly

In mischievous fashion

whimsically · playfully · trickster · prankishly · capriciously · roguishly · slyly · teasingly · naughtily · sprightly

Opposites
physical movement quality

elfishlyclumsily

In an uncoordinated manner

heavily · awkwardly · lumberingly · ponderously · gracelessly

mischievousness/temperament

elfishlyearnestly

With deep sincerity

seriously · sincerely · solemnly · straightforwardly · soberly

size/delicacy quality

elfishlyponderously

In a heavy, slow way

brutishly · bulkily · massively · heavily · imposingly

Family

elfish, elfishness

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G