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pixielike en · ADJ

Etymology

From pixie + -like.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of a pixie.
   • But when four of the prototype devices are stolen, a wave of madness breaks out among the research crew and slowly spreads into the Japanese population. Dr. Chiba joins a thoroughly rational policeman, Detective Konakawa, to track down the mysterious malefactor who is holding the sanity of Japan in his hands; they are joined in their quest by the title character, a pixielike redhead (drawn in a more traditional, wide-eyed anime style than the rest of the cast) who acts as a dream guide and trip doctor for those undergoing DC therapy. 2007 May 20, Dave Kehr, “Anime Dreams, Transformed Into Nightmares”, in New York Times:

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Synonyms

pixyish · pixieish