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

While Okrent mentions that the recent Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of “Merrily We Roll Along” fetched high ticket prices, he doesn’t detail the reasons for its success.

From Los Angeles Times

‘You got me out of the river. You got me all the way up here. You even fetched my things. I can’t imagine... I mean, that was brave.’

From Literature

After the initial wave of attacks, he fetched his passport and clothes and moved with friends to a house away from the main tourist sites.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even with Friday’s jump, the stock remains about 7% below the price it fetched before the company announced the deal in December.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hotel servants fetched water, blankets, and towels, as her chaperone kept a desperately ill Kate alive that night.

From Literature