1
: brought from a remote time or place
2
: not easily or naturally deduced or introduced : improbable
a far-fetched story
farfetchedness
ˈfär-ˈfech(t)-nəs How to pronounce far-fetched (audio)
-ˈfe-chəd-nəs
noun

Examples of far-fetched in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The prospect of making the pilgrimage to many of the spots contained therein was far-fetched, but scrolling through the list lent a warmth to that drab afternoon, now filled with richly detailed daydreams about skinny-dipping at a five-star hotel in Gstaad. Adina Glickstein, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024 But with 17 games remaining, that objective is looking more far-fetched. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024 The film, which Douglas produced, was released theatrically on March 16, 1979, 12 days before the Three Mile Island nuclear accident proved that the film’s premise was not far-fetched. Paul Grein, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2024 Some fans will call for changes at the top after this loss, but that’s far-fetched. Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2024 Officers found Quinn’s story to be too far-fetched. Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024 Prosecutor Brenda Beadle was worried that the case seemed far-fetched because of all the ways Golyar victimized herself, as well as because Farver's body had still not been recovered. Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024 The movie may be psychedelic and far-fetched, but if Bionaut has its way, that future is imminent (sort of). Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2024 The notion that raising an irrational number to multiple powers could result in a number with no numbers after the decimal point may seem far-fetched at first. Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of far-fetched was in 1548

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“Far-fetched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far-fetched. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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far-fetched

adjective
ˈfär-ˈfecht
: not easily or naturally thought of : improbable
gave some far-fetched excuse

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