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Recherche


Re-cherˊché′

(re-shârˊshā̍′)
,
Adj.
[F.]
Sought out with care; choice.
Hence:
of rare quality, elegance, or attractiveness; peculiar and refined in kind.

Definition 2024


recherché

recherché

See also: recherche and Recherche

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

recherché (comparative more recherché, superlative most recherché)

  1. Sought out with care; choice. Hence: of rare quality, elegance, or attractiveness; peculiar and refined in kind — especially with an artificial or pretentious effect.
    • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:recherché.

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French

Verb

recherché m (feminine singular recherchée, masculine plural recherchés, feminine plural recherchées)

  1. past participle of rechercher

Adjective

recherché m (feminine singular recherchée, masculine plural recherchés, feminine plural recherchées)

  1. sought-after