unseelie

/ ʌnˈsiːlɪ /

plural noun

1. evil malevolent fairies

adjective

1. 1. of or belonging to the unseelie
   2. evil and malevolent like the unseelie

      unseelie wights

Word History and Origins

Origin of unseelie¹

Old English unsǣlig ; compare seelie and silly

Example Sentences

There were, as in all communities, a good and a bad section, known as the "seelie" and the "unseelie court."

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