fair|y-tale

fair|y-tale
1. a story about fairies, pixies, elves, or other beings with magic powers.
2. Informal, Figurative. something said that is not true; falsehood; lie.
fair|y-tale «FAIR ee TAYL», adjective.
out of or as if out of a fairy tale: »

a fairy-tale wedding dress. This book has no fairy-tale ending, and…seems an attempt at a more serious study (New Yorker).


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