fetching

[ fech-ing ]
/ ˈfɛtʃ ɪŋ /

adjective

charming; captivating.

Origin of fetching

First recorded in 1875–80; fetch1 + -ing2

OTHER WORDS FROM fetching

fetch·ing·ly, adverb un·fetch·ing, adjective

Words nearby fetching

fetch, fetch and carry, fetch up, fetched, fetcher, fetching, fete, fete day, feterita, feti-, fetial

Example sentences from the Web for fetchingly

  • Where was the pink sweatsuit so fetchingly caught on camera in the Juneau Costco just months before?

    Time to End Pantsuit-Gate |Linda Hirshman |November 15, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

  • He hurried back to headquarters at once, and there Gizzard found him a few minutes later, most fetchingly attired.

    Sube Cane |Edward Bellamy Partridge

  • With apparent solicitude he escorted the Klondike person, fetchingly gowned in a street costume of the latest mode.

    Ruggles of Red Gap |Harry Leon Wilson

  • Then Nancy said anxiously: “We ought to start and dress most fetchingly for tonight, if everyone you know is coming out.”

    Polly's Business Venture |Lillian Elizabeth Roy

British Dictionary definitions for fetchingly

fetching
/ (ˈfɛtʃɪŋ) /

adjective informal

attractively befitting a fetching hat
charming a fetching personality

Derived forms of fetching

fetchingly, adverb