far-fetched
or far·fetched
[ fahr-fecht ]
/ ˈfɑrˈfɛtʃt /
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.
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Origin of far-fetched
First recorded in 1575–85
OTHER WORDS FROM far-fetched
far-fetched·ness, far·fetched·ness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH far-fetched
far-fetched far-flung far-reachingWords nearby far-fetched
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
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far-fetched
adjective
improbable in nature; unlikely
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