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Recent Examples of fey
Michael Urie plays Prince Dauntless as a slightly dim, slightly fey, entirely winning sweetie.
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Christopher Bonanos, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
Not that there was anything fey or fanciful about Austen’s fashion sense: Davidson stresses that Austen’s wardrobe was a hardworking affair.
—Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books, 9 Mar. 2023
Sharp cheekbones, Pan-like movements that were more fey than androgynous.
—Elizabeth Winder, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2023
Back at work, she is eyed by her co-workers, the wonderfully fey Shane (Griffin Matthews) and the middle-aged worrier Megan (the terrific Rosie Perez).
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2020
His business rivals include the louche Chinese gangster Dry Eye (Crazy Rich Asians’ Henry Golding) and a drab little ferret of a man called Matthew (Succession star Jeremy Strong, who delivers every line in a sort of strange, fey deadpan).
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2020
But on the biographical front, the popular image of Dickinson as a fragile, fey, romantically disappointed recluse has been harder to shake.
—Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2019
And then there’s Brooks Ashmanskas as Ronnie Wilde: Martin’s fake boyfriend and instructor in all things fey.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 8 July 2018
To some readers, Ms Moshfegh’s premise may seem fey and slight.
—The Economist, 12 July 2018
Christopher Bonanos, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
Not that there was anything fey or fanciful about Austen’s fashion sense: Davidson stresses that Austen’s wardrobe was a hardworking affair.
—Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books, 9 Mar. 2023
Sharp cheekbones, Pan-like movements that were more fey than androgynous.
—Elizabeth Winder, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2023
Back at work, she is eyed by her co-workers, the wonderfully fey Shane (Griffin Matthews) and the middle-aged worrier Megan (the terrific Rosie Perez).
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2020
His business rivals include the louche Chinese gangster Dry Eye (Crazy Rich Asians’ Henry Golding) and a drab little ferret of a man called Matthew (Succession star Jeremy Strong, who delivers every line in a sort of strange, fey deadpan).
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2020
But on the biographical front, the popular image of Dickinson as a fragile, fey, romantically disappointed recluse has been harder to shake.
—Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2019
And then there’s Brooks Ashmanskas as Ronnie Wilde: Martin’s fake boyfriend and instructor in all things fey.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 8 July 2018
To some readers, Ms Moshfegh’s premise may seem fey and slight.
—The Economist, 12 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fey
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The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023
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Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2023
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Lucky for Michele, Laurel starts to break down, incapable of finding the will to continue this demented game of Royal Match.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Hip-hop/acting star Ice-T went with a demented clown look while his wife, actress Coco Austin with a Harley Quinn look at Heidi Klum’s annual Halloween Party.Tim Lammers, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Here, a young fisherman washes up on a mysterious island, only to be captured by a deranged captain who is hunted by a dark hungry beast.John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Apr. 2023
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Monday’s murder of six people, including three 9-year-olds, by a deranged attacker at a Christian primary school in Nashville is another sign of mental illness unleashed.The Editorial Board, WSJ, 29 Mar. 2023
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Inhaling nitrous gives a loopy, giddy sort of high that can last up to five minutes.Oshan Jarow, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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But his tenacious and loopy ex-wife, the private eye Fiona (Gordon), could foil their master plan.Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2024
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The story centers on Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), a neurotic college student who survives by never straying from the set of rules he’s outlined for himself.Travis Bean, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Outlining a plan for world domination would have been too neurotic.Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024
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In Ulrich’s defense, Lillard admits that his maniacal performance at the film's end is 100 percent scenery-chewing.Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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His eccentricities — once easily dismissed as the affectations of a lonely man — read maniacal.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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In his mind, Wiley was a brilliant eccentric whose lifestyle seemed somehow exempt from social norms.Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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Does a small-scale human drama now qualify as an eccentric, unclassifiable studio release?Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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The characters in Slow Horses, Lamb among them, can sometimes feel like daffy sitcom archetypes that have been air-dropped into a Michael Bay movie.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2024
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There’s a solid stretch of episodes late in the season, but most of what comes before is pleasantly daffy yet forgettable.Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2024
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“Fey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fey. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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