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In some senses, fancied is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ.
all, all, authentic, beautiful, expert, old
VERB + FANCIED
clinging, named, time
FANCIED + NOUN
doctor, herself, himself, mary, myself, resemblance, sire
adj
Existing only in the fancy (“imagination”); imaginary, imagined.
Near-synonyms: conceptual, fanciful, ideal, notional
The plant was named for its fancied resemblance to a Roman spear.
Organized, or (especially of attire) designed, to suit one's fancy or whim.
Man does vvith dangerous Curioſity / Theſe unfathom'd VVonders try: / VVith fancy'd Rules and Arbitrary Lavvs / Matter and Motion he reſtrains, / And ſtudy'd Lines and fictious Circles dravvs; […]
Having a fancy (“inclination, liking, or love”) for; desired, favourite.
Now St. Paul, "not willing to make" these ministers "a public example," concealeth their persons, yet discovereth the fault; and, making bold with his brethren, Apollos and Cephas, applieth to them and himself what the Corinthians spake of their fancied preachers. "Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I am of Apollos; and I am of Cephas; and I am of Christ."
I did not call him fool, and vex my friend, / But quietly allowed experiment, / Encouraged him to dust his drink, and now / Grate lignum vitæ now bruise so-called grains / Of Paradise, and now, for perfume, pour / Distilment rare, the rose of Jericho, / Holy-thorn, passion-flower, and what know I? / Till beverage obtained the fancied smack.
Predicted to win or succeed.
the fancied team in the tournament
Designed in an artistic manner.
His seals are curiously fancied, and exquisitely well cut, and of great use to encourage young gentlemen to write a good hand.
[T]hey have taken thoſe beautiful buckles out of her ſhoes! […] I vvonder vvho'll buy them. I aſſure you they vvere the prettieſt fancied I ever ſavv.
adjective — formed or conceived by the imagination
Near-synonyms: conceptual, fanciful, ideal, notional
WiktionaryThe plant was named for its fancied resemblance to a Roman spear.
WiktionaryVVhy therefore may not the Angels that appeared to Lot, […] be underſtood of images of men, ſupernaturally formed in the Fancy; as vvell as before by Angel vvas underſtood a fancyed Voice?
WiktionaryI fancied that he was angry.
Tatoeba · #301863I fancied that I heard a noise.
Tatoeba · #319896I can tell you now that it's been a long time, but I fancied Mary at the time.
Tatoeba · #2594133i Register
In some senses, fancied is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.