(literary, sometimes disapproving) (usually of a person) sensitive and rather mysterious or strange; not acting in a very practical way:
One of the guests was a slightly fey romantic novelist.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, fey is tagged as adjective.
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