fey
IPA: fˈeɪ
noun
- (fiction, mysticism) A fairy.
- (construed as plural) Fairy folk collectively.
- A surname.
adjective
- (dialectal, archaic or poetic) About to die; doomed; on the verge of sudden or violent death.
- (obsolete) Dying; dead.
- (chiefly Scotland, Ireland) Possessing second sight, clairvoyance, or clairaudience.
- Overrefined, affected.
- Strange or otherworldly.
- Spellbound.
- Magical or fairylike.
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Examples of "fey" in Sentences
- On March 3rd 2008, yo wrote: tiny fey is “daisy”, not “amber” which is amy pohler
- Those who had known him longest said he must be fey, that is doomed, so strangely altered was his behaviour.
- Having just listened to the wonderful “Chasing the Bard” by Pip Ballantine, I was off in fey realms of beauty and magic.
- “So maybe once you call the fey we should prostrate ourselves like we’re worshipping them and let the guy get his shot off.”
- She was "fey" -- _exaltée_ -- in the state of lighthearted-and lightheadedness for which sober, literal, decorous English has no synonym.
- April 7th, 2010 11: 28 am ET beauty must not be just skin deep cause while palin has an uglyness about her tina fey is my #1 celebrity crush
- He was thought to have been "fey" -- namely, in high spirits -- recklessly hastening to a violent death; for as he rode along the crags close above
- "fey" -- at least so our chief engineer remarked to me, and he has some reputation among the Celtic portion of our crew as a seer and expounder of omens.
- April 7th, 2010 3: 41 pm ET fey is getting desperate for some press ink. her latest movie shows she has no acting skills whatsoever and 30 rock has become repetitively boring. time to get a real job tina.
- He still looks somewhat distrait, however, and retains that wild look in his eyes which in a Highlander would mean that he was "fey" -- at least so our chief engineer remarked to me, and he has some reputation among the Celtic portion of our crew as a seer and expounder of omens.
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