Meaning & use
fetching
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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