pixyish

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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

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

His pixyish, mincing gait was faster than it looked, and he proved to be one of those rare backs who can run in one direction and fire a pass in the other without breaking stride.

From Time Magazine Archive

The pixyish, Chagall-accented illustrations set the special tone of the book.

From Time Magazine Archive

Her pixyish features expand easily into a grin, and at 45 she has lost none of the childlike playfulness that first propelled her to stardom.

From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Millard, Max