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

All this little more than a month after she fetched in excess of £100,000 at the Hundred auction, becoming one of the highest paid sportswomen in the UK in the process.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Whereas, Iranian oil traded at a wide discount to the global Brent benchmark before the war, in recent weeks, some cargoes have fetched a rare premium.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Those are reasons Ford stock trades for about 7 times estimated 2027 earnings, almost the exact same multiple of forward earnings the stock fetched five years ago.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

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

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

Leah went and fetched the owl back and sashayed around the house with it sitting on her shoulder, saying Father was sticking up for her side of things.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver