Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling or characteristic of a fairytale; implausibly ideal or romantic, having a happy ending, etc.

Etymologies

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fairytale +‎ -like

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Examples

  • Invoking fairytalelike hyperbole, one man in the audience guessed Maggie weighed 500 pounds.

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