fancied

[ fan-seed ]
/ ˈfæn sid /

adjective

unreal; imaginary: to be upset by fancied grievances.

Origin of fancied

First recorded in 1560–70; fancy + -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM fancied

un·fan·cied, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for unfancied

  • Unwed, unfancied, ware of wiles, they fingerponder nightly each his variorum edition of The Taming of the Shrew.

    Ulysses |James Joyce

British Dictionary definitions for unfancied (1 of 2)

unfancied
/ (ʌnˈfænsɪd) /

adjective

(esp of a sportsperson, team, etc) thought unlikely to win or succeed

British Dictionary definitions for unfancied (2 of 2)

fancied
/ (ˈfænsɪd) /

adjective

imaginary; unreal
thought likely to win or succeed a fancied runner