adj.
Pronunciation: r ə - ˌ sher- ' sh ā , - ' sher- ˌ
Function: adjective
Etymology: French, from past participle of rechercher to seek out, alteration of recercher, from Middle French ― more at RESEARCH
Date: 1722
1 a : EXQUISITE , CHOICE b : EXOTIC , RARE
2 : excessively refined : AFFECTED
3 : PRETENTIOUS , OVERBLOWN