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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
Adjective
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Bale, of course, stars as the demented serial-killing New York City investment banker in the 2000 film adaptation of author Bret Easton Ellis’ controversial 1991 best-selling novel American Psycho.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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There is also an excellent, if not a little demented, twist at the end.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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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In constructing this loopy hangout session, Mulaney is taking the standard talk-show format and languidly injecting it with some disorder.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
7 Apr. 2025
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But he’s actually got an entertainingly loopy idea: to goad President Ross, his former captor, into a military face-off with Japan over the ownership of a cache of adamantium.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Schulz portrayed his Peanuts gang as small adults; Feiffer’s adults are all neurotic overgrown children.—
Art Spiegelman,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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Regardless of his neurotic tendencies, Hovland won last month and finished seventh at the 2023 Masters. 18.—
Bennett Conlin,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The audience never knows what might happen, but there’s also little chance of something truly maniacal going on.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
7 Apr. 2025
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Natalia Grace isn’t some maniacal scammer hellbent on tearing a family apart; Natalia is a child, desperate to be part of a family after a lifetime of longing to be loved.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Ballad of Wallis Island sees Key play Charles, an eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island and dreams of reuniting his favorite musicians, McGwyer Mortimer, a duo played by Basden and Promising Young Woman's Carey Mulligan, for a private show.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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He’s invited her along on a business trip, to the wilderness retreat of eccentric zillionaire Odell (Richard E. Grant), the head of a hugely lucrative pharmaceuticals company.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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At one party, the camera catches Elizabeth’s slightly daffy mother (Brenda Blethyn) somewhat tipsily walking through the crowd while eating a bowl of dessert.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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In his first film, Kilmer starred as rockabilly teen idol Nick Rivers in the daffy spy spoof Top Secret!—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Fey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fey. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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