adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Dated spelling of fairy tale.

Adjective

1. 1
   Of the nature of a fairy tale; as if from a fairy tale. not-comparable

   "a fairy-tale romance"

Synonyms

All synonyms

magical

Example

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"I saw one, a mermaid, when I was a primary schooler. But it wasn't that sort of fairy-tale atmosphere of a story."

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