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Word of the Day for Tuesday, May 19, 2009fey \FAY\, adjective: 1. Possessing or displaying a strange and otherworldly aspect or quality; magical or fairylike; elfin. . . .the former a gang of dangerous delinquents, fearless, macho, vulgar . . ., the latter a group of mischievous schoolboys, whimsical, fey, sophisticated and daringly experimental. Beneath a fey manner, his mother was highly competitive. Leo, suddenly fey, sports a rhinestone ascot and black velvet waistcoat, homburg and walking stick. Fey comes from Middle English feye, feie, from Old English fæge, "fated to die." | |||||||||
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