airy-fairy


airy–fairy

adj \-ˈfer-ē\

Definition of AIRY-FAIRY

1
chiefly British : delicate, fairylike
2
chiefly British : lacking substance or purpose <in … an airy–fairy, unserious, insufficiently careful fashion — Times Literary Supplement>

First Known Use of AIRY-FAIRY

1850

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