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  1. farfetched, far-fetchedadjective

    (of a theory or explanation) highly imaginative but unlikely and unconvincing

    "a farfetched excuse"

  2. farfetched, far-fetchedadjective

    (of an idea or story) so exaggerated or ludicrous as to be improbable

    "He was always full of far-fetched plans, none of which ever worked"

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  1. far-fetchedadjective

    Brought from far away.

  2. far-fetchedadjective

    Not likely; difficult to believe; outlandish; wild; impractical.

    He is full of far-fetched ideas to make money.

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  1. far-fetched

    Far-fetched is a term used to describe an idea, statement, or story that is highly imaginative or unlikely to be true or realistic. It often refers to something that seems improbable or unbelievable, or is too exaggerated or elaborate to be taken seriously.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of far-fetched in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of far-fetched in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of far-fetched in a Sentence

  1. Deepesh Rathore:

    It is very far-fetched ... you can't expect global carmakers to start working on that just for you, blend is fine, because there are other countries which are running on that. Up to a 20 percent blend is a practical solution.

  2. Ross Garber:

    It is not far-fetched to argue that he should have anticipated that his false election claims and incitement to march on the Capitol to' stop the steal' would have devastating consequences.

  3. Eytan Gilboa:

    His strategy is that he will leave Iran with the capability of having nuclear material, but will impose an inspection regime that will make it irrelevant. Obama also wants to elevate Iran to the position of regional policeman in the Middle East, responsible for regional stability. This policy is so far-fetched that any student of Middle East studies would understand it is like hallucinating!

  4. Fahd Rachidy:

    Extrapolating the Chinese situation to infer that investors favour the periphery over the core is a bit far-fetched.

  5. John Baur:

    One of the reasons Rousseff was so unpopular was because she was slowly starting to make some of the changes that needed to be made, with many of the same people still around, big change in Brazil seems far-fetched.

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References

  1. ^ Princeton's WordNethttp://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=far-fetched
  2. ^ Wiktionaryhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Far-Fetched
  3. ^ ChatGPThttps://chat.openai.com

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  • sulit dipercayaIndonesian
  • naciągniętyPolish

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