单词 | airy-fairy |
释义 | airy-fairy /air"ee fair"ee/, adj. 1. Informal. a. delicate or lovely: an airy-fairy actress; an airy-fairy nightgown. b. not based on reality or concerned with mundane affairs; unrealistic: airy-fairy ideas about spending a fortune that isn't even his. 2. Slang. effeminate; swishy. [perh. orig. in the phrase "airy, fairy Lilian" in Tennyson's poem "Lilian" (1830)] |
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