Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Fetched or brought from afar.
- Hence— Choice; rare.
- Remotely connected; irrelevant; forced; strained: as, far-fetched conceits; far-fetched similes.
Wiktionary
- adj. alternative spelling of far-fetched.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Brought from far, or from a remote place.
- adj. Studiously sought; not easily or naturally deduced or introduced; forced; strained; hence, implausible or improbable.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. highly imaginative but unlikely
Examples
“One of my wife's coworkers, an Orthodox Jew, believed that "farfetched" was a Yiddish word.”
“This suggests the possibilities of weapons which today are considered to be "way out" or "blue sky" -- in short, farfetched.”
“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.”
“Vanjoki, a Nokia executive vice-president, chuckles as he recalls the farfetched idea.”
“The experts, including ESPN Bulls writer Nick Friedell, call the probability of a Melo-to-Chicago trade "farfetched" at this point.”
The Huffington Post: Kevin Allen: Carmelo Anthony Would Be Great for Chicago... And That's Not Good
“Calling the possibility of conflict of interest "farfetched," Ellis said he'd abstain from any vote involving Mexico.”
“That, too, seems like it could be, you know, kind of farfetched right now because of this episode.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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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Adjectival Arcana
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Hence
Words with definitions that have a "hence" in them.
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words-for-apocalipstick
all your words are belong to me.
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farfetched
farfetched, improbable, long shot, implausible, don't hold your b..., beggar belief, unbelievable, unlikely, inconceivable, pipe dream
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