English

Adjective

airy fairy ‎(comparative more airy fairy, superlative most airy fairy)

1. insubstantial
2. impractical

Quotations

• 1830, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Lilian:

  Airy, fairy Lilian,¶ Flitting, fairy Lilian,¶ When I ask her if she love me,¶ Claps her tiny hands above me

References

• Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins, 2010, ISBN 9780199547937, page 9