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Webster 1828 Edition

, a.

Brought from a remote place.

Whose pains have earned the far-fetched spoil.

Studiously sought; not easily or naturally deduced or introduced; forced; strained.

York with all his far-fetched policy.

So we say, far-fetched arguments; far-fetched rhymes; far-fetched analogy. [Far-fet, the same, is not used.]

See also: farfetched and far fetched

far-fetched ‎(comparative more far-fetched, superlative most far-fetched)

(obsolete) Brought from far away.
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.4.1.ii:
  it may be, if like industry were used, those far fetched druggs would prosper as well with us, as in those countries, whence now we have them […].
Not likely; difficult to believe; outlandish; wild; impractical.
He is full of far-fetched ideas to make money.

not likely

German: weit hergeholt (de), an den Haaren herbeigezogen
Greek: τραβηγμένο από τα μαλλιά ‎(travigméno apó ta malliá)
Polish: naciągany m
Portuguese: improvável (pt), forçado (pt) (slang)
Russian: наду́манный (ru) ‎(nadúmannyj), притя́нутый за́ у́ши ‎(pritjánutyj zá úši) (drawn by the ears)
Serbo-Croatian: nategnut (sh) m
Spanish: forzado (es), traído por los pelos, poco probable, improbable (es), inverosímil (es), jalado de los pelos, triado de los pelos
Swedish: långsökt (sv)
Urdu: مبالغہ آمیز ‎(mubalgha Aamez)