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Farfetched adj.

Brought from far, or from a remote place. "Every remedy contained a multitude of farfetched and heterogeneous ingredients."

Studiously sought; not easily or naturally deduced or introduced; forced; strained; hence, implausible or improbable.

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Etymology of 'Farfetched'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Farfetched" Quotes from Famous Books

... inn, and, following the mistress into a snug little room, was served with a glass of bitter ale. It is a very plain and homely inn, and certainly could not have satisfied Scott's wants, if he had required anything very farfetched or delicate in his potations. I found two Westmoreland peasants in the room with ale before them. One went away almost immediately; but the other remained, and, entering into conversation with him, he told me that he was ...

— The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867. • Various

... was taken from some South Carolina paper during the summer of '74. Its tone is in accordance with the multitude of articles upon the same subject which occurred about the same time, and, like them all, or most of them, is rather farfetched. It is too broad. Its denunciations cover too much ground. They ...

— Henry Ossian Flipper, The Colored Cadet at West Point • Henry Ossian Flipper

... his sister had never become well acquainted. He answered, "Suppose the enemy had been keeping track of movements by water to Spindrift? That isn't farfetched. They could do it easily without being noticed. Then, late yesterday, they saw two men get in a boat and come to the island. They were probably watching from cover. And what did ...

— The Electronic Mind Reader • John Blaine

Words linked to "Farfetched" : implausible