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FARFETCHED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does farfetched mean?
• FARFETCHED (adjective)
The adjective FARFETCHED has 2 senses:
1. (of an idea or story) so exaggerated or ludicrous as to be improbable
2. (of a theory or explanation) highly imaginative but unlikely and unconvincing
Familiarity information: FARFETCHED used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of an idea or story) so exaggerated or ludicrous as to be improbable
Synonyms:
far-fetched; farfetched
Context example:
He was always full of far-fetched plans, none of which ever worked
Similar:
implausible (having a quality that provokes disbelief)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of a theory or explanation) highly imaginative but unlikely and unconvincing
Synonyms:
far-fetched; farfetched
Context example:
a farfetched excuse
Similar:
unlikely (has little chance of being the case or coming about)
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