FARFETCHED


Meaning of FARFETCHED in English

ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: far (I) + fetched, past participle of fetch

1.

a. : brought from a distance

oranges and other farfetched delicacies were rarities in those days

b. obsolete : from a remote time or place

2. : not easily or naturally deduced or introduced : not based on probable or reasonable grounds or relationships : forced , strained

a farfetched theme for a play

such farfetched ideas

his stand seemed farfetched and unreasonable

• far·fetched·ness -ch(t)nə̇s, -chə̇dn- noun -es

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