fetched

American

[fech-id, fecht] / ˈfɛtʃ ɪd, fɛtʃt /

adjective

South Midland U.S.

damned.

Jim beat up every fetched one of them.

Other Word Forms

unfetched adjective

Etymology

Origin of fetched

1850–55, apparently fetch ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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Even with Friday’s jump, the stock remains about 7% below the price it fetched before the company announced the deal in December.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hotel servants fetched water, blankets, and towels, as her chaperone kept a desperately ill Kate alive that night.

From Literature

If all of that sounds downright crazy, it isn’t as far fetched as you might think.

From The Wall Street Journal

She fetched the toilet paper rolls and together they stuck them along the bottom edge of the box.

From Literature

Togbe sat on his haunches by the fire, and I fetched the coal pot fan from the basket.

From Literature

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