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Word of the Day for Tuesday, May 19, 2009 fey \FAY\, adjective: 1. Possessing or displaying a strange and otherworldly aspect or quality; magical or fairylike; elfin. 2. Having power to see into the future; visionary; clairvoyant. 3. Appearing slightly crazy, as if under a spell; touched. 4. (Scots.) Fated to die; doomed. 5. (Scots.) Marked by a sense of approaching death. . . .the former a gang of dangerous delinquents, fearless, macho, vulgar . . ., the latter a group of mischievous schoolboys, whimsical, fey, sophisticated and daringly experimental. -- Sean Kelly, "What Did You Expect, the Spanish Inquisition?", New York Times, July 25, 1999 Beneath a fey manner, his mother was highly competitive. -- Evan Thomas, The Very Best Men Leo, suddenly fey, sports a rhinestone ascot and black velvet waistcoat, homburg and walking stick. -- Edward Karam, "Fast and louche", Times, March 29, 2001 Fey comes from Middle English feye, feie, from Old English fæge, "fated to die." Dictionary.com Entry and Pronunciation for fey Yesterday's Word - Previous Words - Help
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