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elfwise

elfwise adverb: in the manner of an elf.

Adverb

elfwise (comparative more elfwise, superlative most elfwise)

  1. In the manner of an elf.
    • A terrible little haunting Perhaps had perched itself on his shoulder elfwise, very possibly, and was whispering its little trenchant probabilities in his ear.1873, Edgar Fawcett, Purple and Fine Linen: A Novel, New York: G.W. Carleton and Co., page 464
    • [A]lthough the ear which Ryk could see was pointed, elfwise, it was still a delicately patrician ear.1948, Robert W. Krepps, The Field of Night, New York: Rinehart and Co., page 15

Forms of elfwise

comparativemore elfwise
superlativemost elfwise

Origin of elfwise

From elf + -wise.

Questions about elfwise

What does elfwise mean?
Elfwise means in the manner of an elf.
What part of speech is elfwise?
Elfwise is an adverb.

Words near elfwise in the dictionary

  1. Elfreda
  2. elfs
  3. elfship
  4. elfships
  5. elfwife
  6. elfwise
  7. elfwives
  8. elfwoman
  9. elfwomen
  10. elfwort
  11. ELG

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