far-fetched

or far·fetched

[ fahr-fecht ]

/ ˈfɑrˈfɛtʃt /

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adjective

improbable; not naturally pertinent; being only remotely connected; forced; strained: He brought in a far-fetched example in an effort to prove his point.

Nearby words

far piece, far point, far west, far-and-near suture, far-famed, far-fetched, far-flung, far-gone, far-infrared radiation, far-off, far-out

Origin of far-fetched

First recorded in 1575–85

Related forms

far-fetched·ness, far·fetched·ness, noun

Can be confused

far-fetched far-flung far-reaching

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Examples from the Web for far-fetched

Fortunes reversed and what was far-fetched yesterday was suddenly closer to fact.
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Nobody really expected leniency, but still there was hope because the charges against the journalists were so far-fetched.
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To most Americans, living in an ecofriendly smart house seems like a far-fetched, expensive idea.
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He devises a far-fetched plan to poison the monk through the mail, because he realizes that he cannot kill the man face-to-face.
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Moreover, they talk and act as if affected originality, or far-fetched fancies, constituted the principal charm of a composition.
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The principal difficulty to overcome is time; no time must be wasted by research in far-fetched details.
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Shall we abandon it to these far-fetched, uncertain, and self-contradicting heresies?
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Of thoughts so far-fetched, as to be not only unexpected, but unnatural, all their books are full.
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He can bring a tune over the seas, and thinks it more excellent because far-fetched.
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British Dictionary definitions for far-fetched

far-fetched

adjective

improbable in nature; unlikely

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