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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As a meteorologist and former storm chaser, I'm offering a blow-by-blow of the various degrees of far-fetchedness featured in our first 2½-minute glimpse Into the Storm:
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2014
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
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
