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fairylike

adjective

Definition of fairylike

as in fairy

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The photographic promise of the star in an easy, lighthearted mode is borne out by a clutch of songs that drift by for the most part in that dreamy, gossamer-like higher vocal, more of a whisper than her signature belt.

— Aimee Cliff, Pitchfork, 31 July 2026
Dress One Before walking down the aisle, Lady Kitty Spencer kicked off her welcome dinner in a dreamy baby blue tulle gown.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 30 July 2026

Definition of dreamy

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South Korea has some wondrous ancient sites, and none are more important than those around Gyeongju, says Oliver Berry in National Geographic Traveller.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 26 July 2026
However, all of that wondrous quality came at a price, as the figure was over $100.

— Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of wondrous

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Religious horror films offer narratives of meaning, mystery, and morality, shaping how power, belief, and the body—both pure and possessed—are understood.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 July 2026
But no homes are so possessed with pottery of the truly enormous variety as Jeremiah Brent and Nate Berkus, whose Portuguese farmhouse appears on the cover of our June issue.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 22 May 2026

Definition of possessed

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Unfortunately, the place is more cursed than the Boston Red Sox were.

— Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
Norse mythology reinforced this tradition through the story of Fafnir, a dwarf transformed into a dragon by his overwhelming greed for a cursed hoard of gold.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

Definition of cursed

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The following season, Newcastle came third in the Premier League and Andy Cole scored 41 goals, a miraculous rise by the standards of most clubs and vertiginous for Newcastle.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 21 July 2026
They’re tossed in a blend of malt-vinegar powder, sugar, salt, black pepper, and MSG, a miraculous combination that activates every sensory receptor simultaneously, and nearly blows out your palate for anything else.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 19 July 2026

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