fancied

[fan-seed]

adjective

1. unreal; imaginary.

   to be upset by fancied grievances.

fancied

/ ˈfænsɪd /

adjective

1. imaginary; unreal

2. thought likely to win or succeed

   a fancied runner

Other Word Forms

• unfancied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fancied¹

First recorded in 1560–70; fancy + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Her husband Jacob was worried she no longer fancied him.

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"At best that meant I would have needed to be put on dialysis which I really would not have fancied," he said.

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You and I might translate that as: "The saga over Angela's tax was a total pain in the neck, but it's given us the excuse to make some of the changes we fancied anyway."

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British number one Jack Draper is fancied to go far, having reached the semi-finals last year in his breakout run at a Grand Slam.

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When asked about the shot, Brook told Sky Sports he "just fancied it" and "backed myself" to execute it.

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• fantastic 
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• preposterous 
• unreal 
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