Far-fetched

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É›tʃt

Alternative forms

• far fetched
• farfetched

Full definition of far-fetched

Adjective

1. (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 ....
2. Not likely; difficult to believe; outlandish; wild; impractical.He is full of far-fetched ideas to make money.