seelie
/ (ˈsiːlɪ) /
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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
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How to use seelie in a sentence
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 BEASTThere were, as in all communities, a good and a bad section, known as the "seelie" and the "unseelie court."