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FEY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness

Example:

the fey quality was there, the ability to see the moon at midday

Synonyms:

elfin; fey

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

supernatural (not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Slightly insane

Synonyms:

fey; touched

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

insane (afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement)

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