Thesaurus results for FAIRYLIKE

fairylike

adjective

Definition of fairylike

as in fairy

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The former are dreamy, romantic; the latter, hard-nosed, pragmatic.

— Merve Emre, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
Bassist Randy Meisner was a Nebraska farm guy, raised in the shadow of prominent sandstone bluffs that guided dreamy Americans westward in the 19th century.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of dreamy

Adjective

Intelligent and responsibly reported, but still wondrous and full of possibility.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 26 Aug. 2026
Clock hands circle predictably and calendar pages turn on schedule, but internally, within our bodies, minds and hearts, time is a whole different thing — discontinuous, wondrous, searing.

— Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 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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The sequel ratchets up the stakes by saddling its cursed protagonist with not only a supernatural nightmare but the pressures of living under an intensely public spotlight.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026
The final position is right-back, the cursed area of last season.

— Andy Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of cursed

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If the Broncos have a miraculous 17-0 season, Payton would pass Marty Schottenheimer (200).

— Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
In an escape bordering on the miraculous, the crash somehow spared motorists on Milam Dairy Road and terrified workers in a bustling industrial warehouse district west of the airport.

— Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of miraculous

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