Fancied (Adjective)
Meaning
Formed or conceived by the imagination; "a fabricated excuse for his absence"; "a fancied wrong"; "a fictional character".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- He had a fancied notion that he was destined for greatness, despite his lack of talent or hard work.
- The tourists were taken in by the fancied history of the old mansion, which turned out to be largely fabricated.
- Her fancied insult was just a misunderstanding, but she refused to let it go.
- The artist's fancied world of fantasy creatures and magical landscapes was a delight to explore.
- The detective suspected that the victim's fancied memory of the crime scene was influenced by what she had heard from others.