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sought-after

sought-after adjective: popular, desired, in demand.

Adjective

sought-after (comparative more sought-after, superlative most sought-after)

  1. Popular, desired, in demand.
    • The vineyard of Château Margaux stands as the producer of one of the much sought-after red wines.

Forms of sought-after

comparativemore sought-after
superlativemost sought-after
alternative formsought after

Questions about sought-after

What does sought-after mean?
Sought-after means popular, desired, in demand.
What part of speech is sought-after?
Sought-after is an adjective.

Words near sought-after in the dictionary

  1. sought after
  2. sought for
  3. sought one's fortune
  4. sought one's virtuous couch
  5. sought out
  6. sought-after
  7. soughten
  8. soughtest
  9. soughtst
  10. Sougrakpam
  11. Souhegan

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