Word.ws English Dictionary

fetchy

/ˈfɛt͡ʃi/

fetchy adjective: characterised by fetching; (by extension) alluring, attractive, good looking.

Adjective (1)

fetchy (comparative more fetchy or fetchier, superlative most fetchy or fetchiest)

  1. Characterised by fetching; (by extension) alluring, attractive, good looking
    • Children, too, were said to be naturally drawn to the "fetchy, catchy poster."2001, Hans Krabbendam, Marja Roholl, Tity de Vries, The American Metropolis, page 80
    • You're going to show them what you're made of. That your fluff is fluffier than the fluffiest. That your fetching skills are fetchier than the fetchiest.2017, Laura Pauling, A Royal Con

Adjective (2)

fetchy (comparative more fetchy or fetchier, superlative most fetchy or fetchiest)

  1. (slang) Truly sketchy

Forms of fetchy

comparativemore fetchy
comparativefetchier
superlativemost fetchy
superlativefetchiest

Origin of fetchy

From fetch + -y.

From blend of for real + sketchy.

Words that rhyme with fetchy

Questions about fetchy

What does fetchy mean?
Fetchy means characterised by fetching; (by extension) alluring, attractive, good looking.
What part of speech is fetchy?
Fetchy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce fetchy?
Fetchy is pronounced /ˈfɛt͡ʃi/.

Words near fetchy in the dictionary

  1. fetchingly
  2. fetchingness
  3. fetchings
  4. Fetchko
  5. fetcht
  6. fetchy
  7. fete
  8. feted
  9. feterita
  10. feteritas
  11. fetes

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: fetchy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fetchy.wav.

Cite this entry: “fetchy.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/fetchy. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.