DEFINITIONS

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.

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Words related to far-fetched

fantastic, dubious, preposterous, improbable, strange, fishy, implausible, bizarre, unrealistic, doubtful, eccentric, forced, illogical, incoherent, inconsequential, incredible, labored, queer, recondite, strained

Words 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

Origin of far-fetched

First recorded in 1575–85

OTHER WORDS FROM far-fetched

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH far-fetched

far-fetched far-flung far-reaching
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British Dictionary definitions for farfetched

far-fetched

adjective

improbable in nature; unlikely
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