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pixie or pixy pix′y (pik′sē)

noun pl. pixies pix′·ies

a fairy, elf, or other tiny supernatural being, esp. one that is puckish

Etymology: SW Brit dial. pixey, pisky

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pixie Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • meet: Then I met a pixie and she tried to trick me.

Adjective modifier

  • evil: Can they retrieve his memory in time to defeat evil pixie Opal Koboi?

Modifies a noun

  • dust: They can then add the upstream pixie dust of what to send from somewhere else.

Noun used with modifier

  • weather: It seems as tho the weather pixie was in a better mood today after the dreadful weather at Wallop.
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