fleeced

[fleest]

adjective

1. having a fleece of a specified kind (usually used in combination).

   a thick-fleeced animal.

2. covered with fleece or a fleecelike material.

3. (of a fabric) having a softly napped surface.

Other Word Forms

• unfleeced adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fleeced¹

First recorded in 1520–30; fleece + -ed ³

Example Sentences

"Disabled customers deserve to be treated with respect and dignity and not fleeced as soon as they arrive," he said.

From BBC

Mr Simkin asked if he had "fleeced" others to pay for his lifestyle, and the defendant replied: "No."

From BBC

Six years later, the deal for George is considered tragically lopsided, the Clippers fleeced and forced to watch assets they surrendered lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to within three wins of an NBA championship.

From Los Angeles Times

This made him feel vulnerable for his first two-and-a-half years - and, he says, liable to being fleeced, for example, by those increasing prices because he seemed foreign.

From BBC

"We feel fleeced. I feel as if I pay a second council tax to live where I am."

From BBC