Fay and Grave

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Fay adjective - Given to good-natured joking or teasing.

Usage example: with her slight build and perky manner, the actress was usually cast as the fay young woman who charms all the men in town

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Grave is an antonym for fay.

Nearby Word: faye

Grave adjective - Having a matter of importance as its topic.

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Fay is an antonym for grave.

Nearby Words: gravely, gravel, graved, graver, graveled

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