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pixieish

adjective

Definition of pixieishnext
as in mischievous
tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness the actress had a pixieish quality that served her well in screwball comedies

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pixieish
  1. mischievous
  2. wicked
  3. playful
  4. pixie
  5. puckish
  6. impish
Adjective
  • The actor, 67, reflected on playing mischievous but mindless criminal Marv in the hit holiday classic while speaking to Entertainment Tonight.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • From the nineteen-thirties onward, clusters of artists were drawn there, paying bright and mischievous tribute to it in ink and paint.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of mischievous
Adjective
  • That didn’t include two wicked corners from Kieran Trippier that could be counted as real efforts to score given recent goals against United.
    Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Pettersson took his time, stepped into the open space and uncorked a wicked top-shelf snipe.
    Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of wicked
Adjective
  • Actor Dwayne Johnson brought his playful energy to the red carpet in a purple suit jacket with a matching dress shirt underneath and black trousers.
    Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Despite the playful teasing, Gomez credited the men for her presence at the evening’s awards ceremony.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of playful
Adjective
  • But in a new post added to Instagram, Mayim decided to make a more dramatic and permanent switch to her hairstyle by chopping it off into a semi-pixie cut.
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The cute little 4-year-old boldly shouted when someone asked her where pixie dust comes from.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2022
Definition of pixie
Adjective
  • The clarinettist Matic Kuder, another recent addition to the ranks, enlivened both the symphony and the concerto with limpid, puckish solos.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The results can be puckish, as when Elwood’s reflection appears in the chrome side of the iron that Hattie is sliding across an ironing board.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of puckish
Adjective
  • Did Dylan, impish as ever, troll his own band by literally throwing a wrench in their plans?
    Chris Stanton, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Instead, the impish demon still sports a black-and-white suit, hoping to cause mischief in the world of the living and reconnect with his decades-long crush, Lydia.
    Emma Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of impish
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