[
UK
/fˈænsɪd/
]
[ US /ˈfænsid/ ]
[ US /ˈfænsid/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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formed or conceived by the imagination
a fictional character
a fancied wrong
a fabricated excuse for his absence
How To Use fancied In A Sentence
- I fancied up the dress with some pearls.
- Everybody shouts it, mule-driver, "coachee," or cattle-driver; and even I, a passenger, fancied I could do it to disagreeable perfection after a time. The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner
- Nobody fancied taking the stuff the next week. Notorious: The Maddest and Baddest Sportsmen on the Planet
- In 1988 I was fortunate enough to be at Wembley to watch unfancied Wimbledon's notable FA Cup Final victory against Liverpool.
- That will have blown away the cobwebs and he is strongly fancied to regain winning brackets. The Sun
- I've always enjoyed snorkelling and I fancied scuba diving, so I was keen to have a go.
- Other trainers may have more fancied runners but I can sit back and enjoy it. The Sun
- Next day, confidence shot, four less fancied runners all won. Times, Sunday Times
- I missed him like mad and even though I fancied Paul now, I'll always love James.
- The young girls were all fancied up for the party