fetching
Americanadjective
adjective
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attractively befitting
a fetching hat
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charming
a fetching personality
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Etymology
Origin of fetching
Explanation
To be fetching is to be attractive and beautitful. A fetching woman catches people's interest. When a dog fetches something, he grabs it, just like attractive sights take your interest. Fetching is a word for sights that capture your interest because of their beauty. Usually, this word applies to females: you're most likely to read about a lovely, fetching woman. A beautiful woman who everyone looks at is fetching: she grabs their attention. You could also say other things, like a gorgeous mountain or a well-designed building, are fetching if they grab your attention.
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Example Sentences
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Fetching melodies abound, thanks in part to complex chords that have religious overtones, because God knows what they are.
From Washington Times • May 15, 2019
Fetching wrenches, mopping grease from floors, stocking parts and keeping the books taught her that owning a business includes an unglamorous, scrappy side.
From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2019
Fetching as it was, I decided against dropping $69.95 on a rhinestone-studded purse advertised with the sign “Be calm and carry a gun — this is concealed gun carry.”
From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2017
Fetching 16 times projected earnings over the next 12 months, Coach remains cheaper than many rivals, including Ralph Lauren Corp.,
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2016
Fetching water would give me a chance to check on Curzon every day.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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