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Main Entry:: fey
Pronunciation:: \ˈfā\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: Middle English feye, from Old English fǣge; akin to Old High German feigi doomed and perhaps to Old English fāh hostile, outlawed — more at foe
Date:: before 12th century

1 achiefly Scottish : fated to die : doomed b: marked by a foreboding of death or calamity2 a: able to see into the future : visionary b: marked by an otherworldly air or attitude c: crazy , touched3 a: excessively refined : precious b: quaintly unconventional : campy

— fey·ly adverb

— fey·ness noun

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