far-fetched

English

Alternative forms

• far fetched
• farfetched

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛtʃt

Adjective

far-fetched (comparative more far-fetched, superlative most far-fetched)

1. (obsolete) Brought from far away.
   • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.4.1.ii:

     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. Not likely; difficult to believe; outlandish; wild; impractical.

   He is full of far-fetched ideas to make money.

Translations

not likely

Chinese: Mandarin: 牽強 (zh), 牵强 (zh) (qiānqiǎng) Croatian: nategnut (hr) m. Czech: přitažený za vlasy (cs), zavlasypřitažený (cs) Dutch: vergezocht (nl) Finnish: kaukaa haettu French: abracadabrant (fr), tiré par les cheveux (fr)

German: weit hergeholt, an den Haaren herbeigezogen Greek: τραβηγμένο από τα μαλλιά  (el) (travigméno apό ta malliá) Russian: надуманный (ru) (nadúmannyj), притянутый за уши (ru) (pritjánutyj zá uši) (drawn by the ears) Spanish: forzado (es), traído por los pelos (es), poco probable (es) Swedish: långsökt (sv)