Get Free Checker

farfetched

[ US /ˈfɑɹˈfɛtʃt/ ]
[ UK /fˈɑːfɛt‍ʃt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. (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
  2. (of a theory or explanation) highly imaginative but unlikely and unconvincing
    a farfetched excuse

How To Use farfetched In A Sentence

  • They called the prospects of U.S. success in Iraq "farfetched," writing: "We are skeptical of recent press coverage portraying the conflict as increasing manageable and feel it has neglected the mounting civil, political and social unrest we see every day. CNN Transcript Sep 14, 2007
  • Rains said Stein's argument was "farfetched" and he believed that "Mehserle made no statements or admissions on the form that are relevant to any issue in dispute in this trial. KPIX: Top Stories Videos
  • This suggests the possibilities of weapons which today are considered to be "way out" or "blue sky" -- in short, farfetched. The Practical Values of Space Exploration Report of the Committee on Science and Astronautics, U.S. House of Representatives, Eighty-Sixth Congress, Second Session
  • When you came to me and suggested that you should make two copies of everything, one correct, one a mass of incorrectness, I must admit that I thought the idea farfetched and unworkable. The Betrayal
  • It seems farfetched, but it's based on a physical principle called stochastic resonance. Steady There, Old Man
  • Vanjoki, a Nokia executive vice-president, chuckles as he recalls the farfetched idea. Top Stories - Google News
  • He explored ever-more-farfetched scenarios, including the possibility that my cell signal "intermingled" with the plane's communications. Archive 2008-08-01
  • They called the prospects of U.S. success in Iraq "farfetched," writing: "We are skeptical of recent press coverage portraying the conflict as increasing manageable, and feel it has neglected the mounting civil, political and social unrest we see every day. CNN Transcript Sep 13, 2007
  • One of my wife's coworkers, an Orthodox Jew, believed that "farfetched" was a Yiddish word. Popular Posts Across MetaFilter
  • The farfetchedness of this story, plus the fact that no local veterans’ organization, the VFW, or the American Legion had any record of a Peter Patrick Francis Walsh, did not deter Dominici. The Lampshade
View all