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fairy-tale

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. fairy-tale (adjective)
  2. fairy tale (noun)

fairy–tale

adj

Definition of FAIRY-TALE

: characteristic of or suitable to a fairy tale; especially : marked by seemingly unreal beauty, perfection, luck, or happiness <led a fairy–tale life> <a store clerk's fairy–tale romance>

First Known Use of FAIRY-TALE

1924

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