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fancied

[fan-seed]

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adjective

unreal; imaginary: to be upset by fancied grievances.

Origin of fancied

First recorded in 1560–70; fancy + -ed²

Related formsun·fan·cied, adjective

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Examples from the Web for unfancied

Historical Examples of unfancied

Unwed, unfancied, ware of wiles, they fingerponder nightly each his variorum edition of The Taming of the Shrew.
Ulysses
James Joyce

British Dictionary definitions for unfancied

unfancied

adjective

(esp of a sportsperson, team, etc) thought unlikely to win or succeed

fancied

adjective

imaginary; unreal

thought likely to win or succeeda fancied runner

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Word Origin and History for unfancied

fancied

adj.

"imaginary," 1560s, past participle adjective from fancy (v.).

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