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unseelie

British

/ ʌnˈsiːlɪ /

plural noun

evil malevolent fairies

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adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of unseelie

Old English unsǣlig ; compare _seelie and _silly

Example Sentences

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

From Legends of the North; The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride by Buchan, Patrick

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