fey

fey

adj \ˈfā\

Definition of FEY

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

— fey·ly adverb

— fey·ness noun

Origin of FEY

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

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Occult Terms

augury, censor, invocation, lucidity, metempsychosis, mojo, numinous, preternatural, weird, wraith

Rhymes with FEY

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