pixyish
Example Sentences
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They note that Anne Cottavoz, 48, a pixyish immigrant from France who owns the health store, not only sells products, but also advises her patrons about sleep, how to calm their digestion and other matters.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2010
This week this pixyish little man, America's most widely read war correspondent, won one of the National Headliners Club's annual awards for newspaper, radio and photographic excellence.
From Time Magazine Archive
Making her movie debut in the title role, girlish, pixyish Metropolitan Opera Star Patrice Munsel, 27, is not very successful in re-creating Melba's tempestuous personality.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last month her pixyish face, framed in a heart-shaped helmet of chestnut hair, appeared on the covers of France's three leading women's magazines, refueling the Piaf mystique.
From Time Magazine Archive
With a somewhat pixyish mind, he was afraid of no thoughts, and took nothing at all for granted.
From The Way of Decision by M. C. Pease
