Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Not readily believable because of improbable elements therein.

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  • adjective obsolete Brought from far away.
  • adjective Not likely; difficult to believe; outlandish; wild; impractical.

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Examples

  • The voice alone, a Brooklyn Jew’s in its intonations and fast-paced rhythms, rendered the idea far-fetched.

    Sound and Fury Dave Kindred 2006

  • Nor was the notion far-fetched; everyone in town knew that Horace Bailey’s single failing—or at least the one failing to which he openly admitted—was women.

    The Chisholms Evan Hunter 1976

  • Nor was the notion far-fetched; everyone in town knew that Horace Bailey’s single failing—or at least the one failing to which he openly admitted—was women.

    The Chisholms Evan Hunter 1976

  • Nor was the notion far-fetched; everyone in town knew that Horace Bailey’s single failing—or at least the one failing to which he openly admitted—was women.

    The Chisholms Evan Hunter 1976

  • As our committee began uncovering a series of far-fetched CIA espionage plans, Goldwater called a news conference one day to discuss a bizarre gadget developed by the agency, a “bio-innoculator” that was supposed to inject poisons into targeted victims from long distances.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • As our committee began uncovering a series of far-fetched CIA espionage plans, Goldwater called a news conference one day to discuss a bizarre gadget developed by the agency, a “bio-innoculator” that was supposed to inject poisons into targeted victims from long distances.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • As our committee began uncovering a series of far-fetched CIA espionage plans, Goldwater called a news conference one day to discuss a bizarre gadget developed by the agency, a “bio-innoculator” that was supposed to inject poisons into targeted victims from long distances.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • About Heba Najeeb I write … about a girl who was denied the right to choose her destiny … a girl whose right to return to her country seems like a far-fetched dream … imprisoned by her father while Egyptian officials ignore the Egyptian law and turn a blind eye to human rights.

    Global Voices in English » Egypt: Heba Mohammed Najeeb – between a rock and a hard place 2009

  • If this idea seems far-fetched in the current political climate, take a look at what has happened in Los Angeles in the past week.

    Peter Dreier: Victory! Transforming Occupy Wall Street From a Moment to a Movement Peter Dreier 2011

  • In 30 Rock's universe, NBC parent General Electric is a cog in the fictional Sheinhardt Wig Co., as equally far-fetched an owner as NBC's real one.

    Critics, Emmys love '30 Rock'; when will the viewers? 2009

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