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far-fetched en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /fɑɹˈfɛt͡ʃt/ (General-American)
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Meanings

1. (obsolete) Brought from far away.
   • it may be, if like industry were used, those far fetched druggs would prosper as well with us, as in those countries, whence now we have them […]. 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II, section 4, member 1, subsection ii:
2. Implausible; not likely; difficult to believe.
   • The idea that any new MZ could be a star of an international motorcycle show is even farther fetched, rather like a Fiat outshining a Ferrari. 1993 March 11, Alan Cathcart, “MZ ON THE RISE”, in Cycle World:
   • When the honorable member chose to repeat a long list of grievances which he attempted to father upon the present Government, simply because some of the members of it belonged to the late administration, I think it was about the furthest fetched argument he could have got. 1876 July 13, Robert Stewart, "Want of Confidence Motion." Parliamentary Debates (Queensland Legislative Assembly)
   • He is full of far-fetched ideas to make money.

Forms

Deriveds

far-fetchedly · far-fetchedness

Synonyms

outlandish · wild · impractical

Translations (48)

es tirado de los pelos (not likely) · hu valószínűtlen (not likely) · cmn 牽強 /牵强 (not likely) · pl naciągany (not likely) · nl vergezocht (not likely) · es traído por los pelos (not likely) · sh nategnut (not likely) · es jalado de los pelos (not likely) · vi khiên cưỡng (not likely) · bg пресилен (not likely) · es rebuscado (not likely) · cmn 離譜 /离谱 (not likely) · es rocambolesco (not likely) · pt forçado (not likely) · el τραβηγμένο από τα μαλλιά (not likely) · es descabellado (not likely) · ga áibhéalach (not likely) · de weit hergeholt (not likely) · hu erőltetett (not likely) · sh натегнут (not likely) · de an den Haaren herbeigezogen (not likely) · it inverosimile (not likely) · es poco creíble (not likely) · es poco probable (not likely) · fr tiré par les cheveux (not likely) · be нацягнуты (not likely) · cs zavlasypřitažený (not likely) · bg невероя́тен (not likely) · it strano (not likely) · it stiracchiato (not likely) · hu túlzott (not likely) · fi kaukaa haettu (not likely) · ru наду́манный (not likely) · fi villi (not likely) · pt improvável (not likely) · oc tirat pels cabels (not likely) · es inverosímil (not likely) · it strambo (not likely) · ur مبالغہ آمیز (not likely) · pt rebuscado (not likely) · ro tras de păr (not likely) · nl bij de haren getrokken (not likely) · fr à dormir debout (not likely) · cmn 扯 (not likely) · oc de mal creire (not likely) · cs přitažený za vlasy (not likely) · sv långsökt (not likely) · fr abracadabrant (not likely)