Unseelie
adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of Unseelie. alt-of
- 2 A malevolent or malicious fairy.
Adjective
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of Unseelie. alt-of
- 2 Of or pertaining to the unseelie; malevolent (as a fairy, etc).
"Unseelie wights"
Antonyms
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More examples"“That is not very Unseelie, and most definitely not very sluagh.” “I cannot always choose how the magic will come.” “It is wild magic, and it chooses its own way like water finding a cleft in a rock,” he said."
Etymology
Borrowed from Scots unseely (“mischievous, evil-doing”), from Middle English unsely, from Old English unsǣliġ. Doublet of unsilly.