unseelie

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unseelie

(ʌnˈsiːlɪ)

pl n

(European Myth & Legend) evil malevolent fairies

adj

(European Myth & Legend)

a. of or belonging to the unseelie

b. evil and malevolent like the unseelie: unseelie wights.

[Old English unsǣlig; compare seelie and silly]

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