recherché

Definition

Sought out and chosen with care; choice; exquisite.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French recherché; more at French rechercher. Doublet of ricercata.

Example Sentences

• "Mangostanes, the recherché fruit of the Straits Settlements, are found in the Islands of Mindanao and Sulu."
• "Stevens opened the door and proceeded to bring in a most recherché meal. An omelette was followed by quails and the very lightest things in soufflés."
• "Stores, dealerships, galleries struggled to satisfy the skyrocketing demand for ever more recherché produce: limited-edition olive oils, three-hundred-dollar corkscrews, customized Humvees, the latest anti-virus software, escort services featuring contortionists and twins, video installations, outsider art, featherlight shawls made from the chin-fluff of extinct mountain goats."

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