fetched

American  

[fech-id, fecht] / ˈfɛtʃ ɪd, fɛtʃt /

adjective

South Midland U.S.

1. damned.

   Jim beat up every fetched one of them.

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Other Word Forms

• unfetched adjective

Etymology

Origin of fetched

1850–55, apparently fetch ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The price of a barrel of U.S. crude topped $120 in early 2022 and fetched as little as $55 in December.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

A single eagle fetched $2 from the state government, or at today’s prices, nearly $50.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

Although shut out of the Oscar nominations, Universal Pictures’ “Wicked: for Good” fetched $1.3 billion in global ticket sales.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

The previous record for the sale of a comic book was set in November, when a pristine Superman No 1 fetched $9.12m at auction.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

“Come with me.”Werfel fetched a fancy court hat and a hood lined with the white fur of the arctic serpent and loaned it to Spurge.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin