farfetched

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

Related forms

far-fetched·ness, far·fetched·ness, noun

Can be confused: far-fetched, far-flung, far-reaching.

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far-fetched

—*adj*
	improbable in nature; unlikely

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Word Origin & History

far-fetched

also far fetched, farfetched, 1580s, "brought from afar," from far + pp. of fetch. An earlier form was far fet (1530s). Figurative sense is from c.1600.

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