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adjective
improbable; not naturally pertinent; being only remotely connected; forced; strained: He brought in a far-fetched example in an effort to prove his point.
Also, far·fetched.
Origin:
1575–85
1575–85
Related forms
far-fetched·ness, far·fetched·ness, noun
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Farfetchedness
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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