Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Fetched or brought from afar.
- Hence— Choice; rare.
- Remotely connected; irrelevant; forced; strained: as, far-fetched conceits; far-fetched similes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Brought from far, or from a remote place.
- adjective Studiously sought; not easily or naturally deduced or introduced; forced; strained; hence, implausible or improbable.
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- adjective Alternative spelling of
far-fetched .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective highly imaginative but unlikely
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Examples
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One of my wife's coworkers, an Orthodox Jew, believed that "farfetched" was a Yiddish word.
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This suggests the possibilities of weapons which today are considered to be "way out" or "blue sky" -- in short, farfetched.
The Practical Values of Space Exploration Report of the Committee on Science and Astronautics, U.S. House of Representatives, Eighty-Sixth Congress, Second Session United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Astronautics.
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When you came to me and suggested that you should make two copies of everything, one correct, one a mass of incorrectness, I must admit that I thought the idea farfetched and unworkable.
The Betrayal 1906
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Vanjoki, a Nokia executive vice-president, chuckles as he recalls the farfetched idea.
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The experts, including ESPN Bulls writer Nick Friedell, call the probability of a Melo-to-Chicago trade "farfetched" at this point.
Kevin Allen: Carmelo Anthony Would Be Great for Chicago... And That's Not Good Kevin Allen 2010
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Calling the possibility of conflict of interest "farfetched," Ellis said he'd abstain from any vote involving Mexico.
Fair Trade? 2008
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That, too, seems like it could be, you know, kind of farfetched right now because of this episode.
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They called the prospects of U.S. success in Iraq "farfetched," writing: "We are skeptical of recent press coverage portraying the conflict as increasing manageable and feel it has neglected the mounting civil, political and social unrest we see every day."
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They called the prospects of U.S. success in Iraq "farfetched," writing: "We are skeptical of recent press coverage portraying the conflict as increasing manageable, and feel it has neglected the mounting civil, political and social unrest we see every day."
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Rains said Stein's argument was "farfetched" and he believed that "Mehserle made no statements or admissions on the form that are relevant to any issue in dispute in this trial."
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