fancied
Americanadjective
adjective
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imaginary; unreal
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thought likely to win or succeed
a fancied runner
Other Word Forms
- unfancied adjective
Etymology
Origin of fancied
Example Sentences
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I fancied that a malevolent Rumpelstiltskin crept into my room at night and undid my best work, turning the gold of my efforts into pathetic dross on a wheel perversely spinning backward.
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And that she had brought her servant and an orphaned baby she fancied to Baltimore to experience a more sophisticated way of living.
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The kind, brown eyes looked as if they could be stern, and though he was unusually merry, she fancied he had found her out, but didn’t mean to let her know it.
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He fancied that she was relieved by the change of subject.
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Adèle claimed your outward attention for a while; yet I fancied your thoughts were elsewhere: but you were very patient with her, my little Jane; you talked to her and amused her a long time.
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