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far-fetched

  • /fɑɹˈfɛt͡ʃt/ US

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adjective more far-fetched · further-fetched · farther-fetched · most far-fetched · furthest-fetched · farthest-fetched

  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 […].
  2. Implausible; not likely; difficult to believe. He is full of far-fetched ideas to make money.

    Similar: outlandish, wild, impractical

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@misc{far_fetched_2026,
  title = {far-fetched},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/far-fetched},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}