seelie

/ (ˈsiːlɪ) /

pl n the seelie

good benevolent fairies

adjective

of or belonging to the seelie
good and benevolent like the seelieseelie wights

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Word Origin for seelie

an earlier form of silly

Words nearby seelie

seek out, seeker, seekonk, seel, seeland, seelie, seely, seem, seemer, seeming, seemingly

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Example sentences from the Web for seelie

The self-promotion, Seelie thinks, is somewhat boastful, and he wonders, is it worth it?
A Most Illegal Adventure with New York City’s Wildest Underground Event Planners|Nina Strochlic|December 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There were, as in all communities, a good and a bad section, known as the "seelie" and the "unseelie court."
Legends of the North; The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride|Patrick Buchan