far-fetched
or far·fetched
[fahr-fecht]
- 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
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fantastic, dubious, preposterous, improbable, strange, fishy, implausible, bizarre, unrealistic, doubtful, eccentric, forced, illogical, incoherent, inconsequential, incredible, labored, queer, recondite, strainedExamples from the Web for farfetched
Contemporary Examples
While the comparison between Joffrey and Justin may seem cruel, it may not be so farfetched.
“Rahm running for president is not as farfetched as it might sound,” Sabato said.
Clothes came down the runway in a variety of splashy colors, with elaborate brocades and farfetched inspirations.
6 Lessons From The Spring Runways: New York Fashion Week Spring Summer 2013Isabel Wilkinson, Lizzie Crocker
September 14, 2012
For a girl growing up in Hong Kong 15 years ago, being an artist was a farfetched notion.
His goal of defeating Al Qaeda and preventing its return to Afghanistan is farfetched.
Historical Examples
When the points of resemblance are too remote the simile is said to be farfetched.
Elementary Guide to Literary CriticismF. V. N. Painter
In fact the latter is so involved and farfetched, that the former is often entirely obscured.
The GalaxyVarious
The reasons for these conclusions are by no means obscure, or farfetched.
Our Vanishing Wild LifeWilliam T. Hornaday
They will persist in quoting Mill's farfetched eulogy, without referring to other passages in the essay On Liberty.
Flowers of FreethoughtGeorge W. Foote
These ideas were as absurd as they were farfetched, but still they were the honest ebullitions of a diseased mind.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, CompleteAlbert Bigelow Paine
far-fetched
- improbable in nature; unlikely
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Word Origin and History for farfetched
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