adj.
Pronunciation: ' f ā
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English feye, from Old English f ǣ ge; akin to Old High German feigi doomed and perhaps to Old English f ā h hostile, outlawed ― more at FOE
Date: before 12th century
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