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

The embellishment was so far-fetched, its chances of being believed were less than a wing and a prayer.

From Los Angeles Times

The idea seems far-fetched because we tend to treat artists as isolated specimens.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the thing is, if I told her the truth, how I got into all of this, she’d accuse me of exactly that— imagining myself in some far-fetched spy drama.

From Literature

Does thinking of Martin Luther King Jr. as a game theorist sound far-fetched?

From The Wall Street Journal

Perhaps it wouldn’t be so far-fetched to say that us Bengalis have an ingrained adoration for Payesh.

From Salon