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

Laraba Adamu, who was newly married at the time, remembers hostility at the river where she fetched water.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

Although shut out of the Oscar nominations, Universal Pictures’ “Wicked: for Good” fetched $1.3 billion in global ticket sales.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

Last year, the company fetched interest from pharmaceutical companies, but instead raised a $150 million Series D financing so it could maintain full ownership of its drug pipeline, said founder and Chief Executive Viswa Colluru.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

We fetched Bo and walked together to the park.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler