fetching
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fetching¹
- /ˈfɛt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/ US, UK
Where it comes from
From fetch + -ing.
adjective more fetching · most fetching
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Attractive; pleasant to regard.
Nurse Cramer had a cute nose and a radiant, blooming complexion dotted with fetching sprays of adorable freckles that Yossarian detested.
Similar: alluring, appealing, appetizing, attracting, attractive, catchy, bewitching, captivating, charming, coying, desirable, enchanting
verb
- present participle and gerund of fetch She was so mad she wouldn't speak to me for quite a spell, but at last I coaxed her into going up to Miss Emmeline's room and fetching down a tintype of the missing Deacon man.
fetching²
- /ˈfɛt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/ US, UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English fetchynge, fecchynge, faching, fettynge, equivalent to fetch + -ing.
noun fetchings
- The act by which something is fetched. These lumpers were also in the habit of inducing their men during the week to send to their pay-house for fetchings of drink, besides the money they were compelled to spend on Saturday night.
Translations
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adj Attractive; pleasant to regard
| Español | atractivo |
|---|---|
| Português | atraente |
| Français | attirant |
| Deutsch | attraktiv |
| Русский | привлека́тельный privlekátelʹnyj |
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