Meaning & use

fetching

adjective·Advanced

Attractive or appealing in appearance, especially in a charming way.

See it in a sentence

She wore a fetching red dress to the dinner that turned several heads.

He looked rather fetching in his new coat, or so his friends teased him.

A note on using this word

Fetching now sounds slightly old-fashioned or playful, so it is often used with light humor.

Words with a similar meaning

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Words with an opposite meaning

unappealing

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