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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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Christmas Evil plays like a demented piece of outsider art that takes the idea of a killer Santa to some pretty extreme places — including an ending that has to be seen to be believed.Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Watching him dance and sing with a room full of demented goblins never really gets old.Ollie Barder, Forbes, 25 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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David Montgomery has 10 total touchdowns in 10 games — an impressive feat, but downright loopy considering that backfield mate Jahmyr Gibbs has nine of his own.Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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Thus, instead of having an independent voice in former Gov. Larry Hogan who could have helped block any loopy legislation by Republicans, Maryland is left with a backbencher of a minority party who will accomplish little other than to be a reliable vote for soon-to-be Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 9 Nov. 2024
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Here are some presents for those delightfully neurotic people in your life, the ones who keep their kitchens as organized as the pros in restaurants.Emily Johnson, Bon Appétit, 5 Dec. 2024
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Due to childhood lead poisoning, the research suggests that Americans, overall, are less conscientious and more neurotic.Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
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But there was a hint of the maniacal as that finale began, as if the third movement’s eeriness had lingered.Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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The actor, 28, plays Lucius in director Ridley Scott's sequel to 2000's Gladiator, picking up the story in a tyrannical Rome 16 years after Maximus (Russell Crowe) defeated the maniacal Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix).Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Watch The Ultimate Christmas Present on Disney+ 'Twas the Night Bryan Cranston stars as eccentric uncle Nick Wrigley in this 2001 comedy.Sydni Ellis, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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Deforestation, overgrazing, droughts, predation by wild dogs and other threats loom over the future of this eccentric animal.Scott Travers, Forbes, 13 Dec. 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 Dec. 2024.
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