far-fetched
adjective
improbable; not naturally pertinent; being only remotely connected; forced; strained.
far-fetchedness
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a word derived from
far-fetched.
Example Sentences
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From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2014
It is not a grandeur of effort and far-fetchedness like that of Jesuit Spain, still less of achievement and restrained force like that of Tuscany.
From The Spirit of Rome by Vernon Lee
To him is due the far-fetchedness of some of Chesterton's pleading in support of the miraculous element in religion.
From G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study by Julius West
