adjective/ʁə.ʃɛʁ.ʃe/
sought-after; marked by careful or laborious effort; evidencing careful reflection or studious research; refined, sophisticated, exquisite; unnatural, affected, contrived, overwrought, labored, tortured (as an obvious result of excessive effort or attempts at refinement)
“une langue très recherchée” — a very refined language
Synonyms: couru, demandé, fréquenté, suivi, apprécié, cher, chéri, estimé