adjective
also fet·ich·is·tic |fe]d.]i|shistik, ]t], ]ē|sh-, -istēk also |fē] or |fā] ; also fe·tish·ic feˈtishik, fēˈ-, fāˈ-, -shēk
1. : of, belonging to, or characterized by fetishism
2.
a. : invested with extraphysical or symbolic significance
fetishistic objects gathered in shrines
the injection had become a fetishistic symbol — Wenzell Brown
b. : marked by fixed irrational regard
its fetishistic veneration for education — D.S.Savage
a fetishistic response to women's shoes
• fet·ish·is·ti·cal·ly | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷stə̇k(ə)lē, -stēk-, -li\ adverb