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recherché

Syllables: re·cher·chéUS/ɹəˌʃɛɹˈʃeɪ/

recherché adjective: sought out and chosen with care; choice; exquisite.

Adjective

recherché (comparative more recherché, superlative most recherché)

  1. Sought out and chosen with care; choice; exquisite.
    • Mangostanes, the recherché fruit of the Straits Settlements, are found in the Islands of Mindanao and Sulu.1892, John Foreman, The Philippine Islands, page 375
    • Stevens opened the door and proceeded to bring in a most recherché meal. An omelette was followed by quails and the very lightest things in soufflés.1929, Agatha Christie, The Seven Dials Mystery
  2. Exotic; of rare quality, elegance, attractiveness, etc.
  3. (broadly) Precious, pretentious, affected.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:recherché.

Forms of recherché

comparativemore recherché
superlativemost recherché
alternative formrecherche

Origin of recherché

Unadapted borrowing from French recherché; more at French rechercher. Doublet of ricercata.

Words that rhyme with recherché

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Questions about recherché

What does recherché mean?
Recherché means sought out and chosen with care; choice; exquisite.
What part of speech is recherché?
Recherché is an adjective.
How do you pronounce recherché?
Recherché is pronounced /ɹəˌʃɛɹˈʃeɪ/ (US).

Words near recherché in the dictionary

  1. rechelated
  2. rechelates
  3. rechelating
  4. recherche
  5. recherche du temps perdu
  6. recherché
  7. Reches
  8. rechew
  9. rechewed
  10. rechewing
  11. rechews

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