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Definition of Elvishly
1. adv. In an elvish manner.
Definition of Elvishly
1. Adverb. In an elvish manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Elvishly
1. elvish [adv] - See also: elvish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Elvishly
Literary usage of Elvishly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1823)
"... only towards those of this world, and that she had been heard talking, and
singing, and laughing, most elvishly, with the invisibles of her own race. ..."
2. Nights in London by Thomas Burke (1918)
"With crashing chords she dropped from " L'Automne Bacchanale " to the Nocturne
in E flat; scarcely murmured of that, then tripped elvishly into ..."
3. The Dramatic Festival: A Consideration of the Lyrical Method as a Factor in by Anne Abbot Throop Craig (1912)
"SECOND GIRL: Like rainbows through the trees, ah, elvishly— I see sweet imps come
dancing! GYPSY QUEEN: (Without, chanting.) By the roadside is the golden ..."
4. The Dramatic Festival: A Consideration of the Lyrical Method as a Factor in by Anne Abbot Throop Craig (1912)
"SECOND GIRL: Like rainbows through the trees, ah, elvishly— I see sweet imps come
dancing! GYPSY QUEEN: (Without, chanting.) By the roadside is the golden ..."
5. Alone by Norman Douglas (1922)
"It seemed to spring out of the hot earth. Such a natural song, elvishly coaxing !
Would I ever play it again ? Neither that, nor any other. ..."
6. The Return by Walter De la Mare (1922)
"Here and there robins sang across the stones, elvishly shrill in the quiet of
harvest. The only other living creature there seemed to Lawford to be his own ..."
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