fleeced

[ fleest ]

adjective

1. having a fleece of a specified kind (usually used in combination):

   a thick-fleeced animal.

2. covered with fleece or a fleecelike material.
3. (of a fabric) having a softly napped surface.

Other Words From

• un·fleeced adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fleeced¹

First recorded in 1520–30; fleece + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Because if they were new to fixing, they could be fleeced.

From BBC

A global network has fleeced students out of tens of thousands of pounds for worthless visa documents they hoped would enable them to work in the UK.

From BBC

Following a string of failed singles, Martell told Rolling Stone in 2020, “We learned that the music business is most difficult, and you can really, really be fleeced.”

From Salon

There was plenty of reason to wonder if the Broncos got fleeced before Wilson ever took a snap for them.

From Seattle Times

They argue that the resulting income boost will allow farmers to invest in new technologies, improve productivity and protect cultivators from being fleeced by middlemen.

From BBC