Main Entry: fey

Pronunciation: \ˈfā\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English feye, from Old English fǣge; akin to Old High German feigi doomed and perhaps to Old English fāh 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