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fancied

American  
[fan-seed] / ˈfæn sid /

adjective

  1. unreal; imaginary.

    to be upset by fancied grievances.
fancied British  
/ ˈfænsɪd /

adjective

  1. imaginary; unreal

  2. thought likely to win or succeed

    a fancied runner
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Other Word Forms

  • unfancied adjective

Etymology

Origin of fancied

First recorded in 1560–70; fancy + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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"My eldest son, who is a fitness instructor, asked me if I fancied doing this competition with him and I foolishly said yes," Carole told BBC Radio Scotland Breakfast.

From BBC

Having previously worked in print and marketing for decades, Paton said she had got to a point where she fancied a change.

From BBC

But while Bournemouth used to be a team who I always fancied to score, and could be quite open, recently they have become a lot tighter at the back.

From BBC

Instead, the Admiralty fed information about their system to a naval officer named Frederick Dreyer, who was a capable gunnery officer but not the great inventor he fancied himself to be.

From The Wall Street Journal

All that hope, so often fancied to go all of the way, only for it to end in disappointment.

From BBC

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