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unseelie

/ ʌˈːɪ /

plural noun

  1. evil malevolent fairies

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

    1. of or belonging to the unseelie

    2. evil and malevolent like the unseelie

      unseelie wights

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unseelie1

Old English ܲԲǣ ; compare seelie and silly
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Example Sentences

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After Tristran's death, there were those who claimed that he was a member of the Fellowship of the Castle, and was instrumental in breaking the power of the Unseelie Court.

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There was a war in the East, an Unseelie king with a lot of territory and no desire to bend his knee to the High King.

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Maybe you’ll return to warring with smaller Seelie and Unseelie Courts.

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I see Queen Annet of the southmost Unseelie Court, the Court of Moths, signal to her courtiers to leave the hall.

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A motley group still fills the hall: glittering Seelie and terrifying Unseelie; the wild fey that seldom leave their hills, rivers, or grave mounds; goblins and hags; pixies and phookas.

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