far-fetched

American  

[fahr-fecht] / ˈfɑrˈfɛtʃt /

Or farfetched

adjective

1. improbable; not naturally pertinent; being only remotely connected; forced; strained.

   He brought in a far-fetched example in an effort to prove his point.

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far-fetched British  

adjective

1. improbable in nature; unlikely

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Other Word Forms

• far-fetchedness noun
• farfetchedness noun

Etymology

Origin of far-fetched

First recorded in 1575–85

Example Sentences

I say it, but this time when I hear myself say it, it sounds a bit far-fetched, even to me.

From Literature

That, at this stage, seems far-fetched - but so did the idea of Hodgson reappearing on the touchline, until Friday's announcement by Bristol City.

From BBC

On Thursday the prime minister said it was "a little bit far-fetched" to believe McSweeney could have faked the theft of his phone.

From BBC

His research presented the models with increasingly far-fetched variations of a simple text, asking them to rate sentences out of 10 for literary quality.

From Barron's

"The idea that somehow everybody could have seen that some time in the future there'd be a request for the phone is, to my mind, a little bit far-fetched."

From BBC