fey

fey
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. a. chiefly Scottish fated to die ; doomed b. marked by a foreboding of death or calamity 2. a. able to see into the future ; visionary b. marked by an otherworldly air or attitude c. crazy, touched 3. a. excessively refined ; precious b. quaintly unconventional ; campy • feyly adverbfeyness noun

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