fancied

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfæn.sid/

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Verb

fancied

1. simple past and past participle of fancy
   • 1907, Harold Bindloss, chapter 22, in The Dust of Conflict‎^[1]:

     Appleby […] rose from his seat when Morales came in. He shook hands urbanely, unbuckled his sword, and laid his kepi on the table, and then sat down with an expression of concern in his olive face which Appleby fancied was assumed.

Adjective

fancied (not comparable)

1. Imagined.

   The plant was named for its fancied resemblance to a Roman spear.

Anagrams

• faciend, fianced