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Eccentric or whimsical. Very sensitive and behaving or talking in a strange way.

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  • The clowns were acting fey as they danced around the stage.
  • Adjective : elves, fairies, and other fey creatures. ,a strange child with a mysterious smile and a fey manner
  • On March 3rd 2008, yo wrote: tiny fey is “daisy”, not “amber” which is amy pohler
  • Having just listened to the wonderful “Chasing the Bard” by Pip Ballantine, I was off in fey realms of beauty and magic.
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  • Try being "fey" (mischievous; supernatural; strange) with a leprechaun and you might see the elusive wood "fay." (a fairy; an elf)
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