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recherché

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re·cher·ché  (r-shrsh)
adj.
1. Uncommon; rare.
2. Exquisite; choice.
3. Overrefined; forced.
4. Pretentious; overblown.
[French, past participle of rechercher, to research, from Old French recercher; see research.]
recherché [rish-air-shay]
Adjective
1. studiedly refined or elegant
2. known only to connoisseurs [French: thoroughly sought after]
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recherché
adjective refined, rare, exotic, esoteric, arcane, far-fetched, choice


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