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Dictionary: far-fetched   (fär'fĕcht')
adj.
Not readily believable because of improbable elements therein: a far-fetched analogy; a far-fetched excuse.


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adjective

    Conceived or done with no reference to reality or common sense: antic, bizarre, fantastic, fantastical, grotesque. See true/false, usual/unusual.

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adj

Definition: hard to believe
Antonyms: believable, natural, plausible, realistic


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1) brought from a remote time or place
2) not easily or naturally deduced or introduced: improbable
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: adj. 'Not natural or believable.

pronunciation Even though it was a farfetched idea, it might just work to solve the problem.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - usandsynligt, søgt, langt ude, anstrengt, skruet

Nederlands (Dutch)
vergezocht

Français (French)
adj. - tiré par les cheveux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - weit hergeholt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (καθομ.) υπερβολικός, παρατραβηγμένος, εξεζητημένος

Italiano (Italian)
tirato coi denti, stiracchiato, inverosimile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - improvável (uma história)

Русский (Russian)
неестественный, заумный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - exagerado, rebuscado, inverosímil

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - långsökt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
牵强的, 不自然的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 牽強的, 不自然的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 억지의, 무리한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 無理な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير ناضج , غير محتمل , متكلف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮דחוק, לא סביר, חסר-קשר, לא טבעי, לא הגיוני, לא-משכנע (הסבר)‬


 
 
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