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A high give to Benjamin, who stumbled on the word recherché and suggested we explore it!
"Recherché" has many definitions in French, one of which is "searched for, or carefully sought out."
Part of speech:
Because "recherché" is rare, fancy, and foreign, I recommend picking it only when you're certain that your readers will understand it from context. Or when you're joking, trying to sound snobby on purpose, like you might with the words "ooh-la-la," "frou-frou," or "foofaraw."
"The banquet was certainly a magnificent one. The guests did full justice to the costly wines, the rare and beautiful fruits, the recherché dishes prepared with so much skill and labor."
Explain the meaning of "recherché" without saying "chic" or "chichi."
The word "recherché" is so outrageously showy that I can only imagine myself using it to be silly. Let's try that.
Try to spend 20 seconds or more on the game below. Don’t skip straight to the review—first, let your working memory empty out.
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Opposites of RECHERCHÉ include
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