cherché

/ʃɛʁ.ʃe/chercher
1.
verbmasculineParticiple1stPastSing

looked for

searched

sought

Il a cherché son portable toute la journée.

He looked for his phone all day.

2.
adjectivemasculine

contrived

affected

overly elaborate

Son ton est un peu cherché ; ça sonnait faux.

His tone was a bit contrived; it sounded false.