Pronunciation: - ' fer- ē
Function: adjective
Date: 1850
1 chiefly British : DELICATE , FAIRYLIKE
2 chiefly British : lacking substance or purpose <in ⋯ an airy-fairy , unserious, insufficiently careful fashion ― Times Lit. Supp. >
Pronunciation: - ' fer- ē
Function: adjective
Date: 1850
1 chiefly British : DELICATE , FAIRYLIKE
2 chiefly British : lacking substance or purpose <in ⋯ an airy-fairy , unserious, insufficiently careful fashion ― Times Lit. Supp. >
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012