adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/fɑɹˈfɛt͡ʃt/
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rhymes with -ɛtʃt
1
adj
Meaning 1
Brought from far away.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Implausible; not likely; difficult to believe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He is full of far-fetched ideas to make money.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: outlandish, wild, impractical
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
нацягнуты
(nacjahnuty)
— not likely
Bulgarian:
невероя́тен
(neverojáten)
— not likely
Bulgarian:
пресилен
(presilen)
— not likely
Chinese Mandarin:
牽強 /牵强
(qiānqiǎng)
— not likely
Chinese Mandarin:
扯
(chě)
— not likely
Chinese Mandarin:
離譜 /离谱
(lípǔ)
— not likely
Czech:
přitažený za vlasy
— not likely
Czech:
zavlasypřitažený
— not likely
Dutch:
vergezocht
— not likely
Dutch:
bij de haren getrokken
— not likely
Finnish:
kaukaa haettu
— not likely
Finnish:
villi
— not likely
French:
abracadabrant
— not likely
French:
tiré par les cheveux
— not likely
French:
à dormir debout
— not likely
German:
weit hergeholt
— not likely
German:
an den Haaren herbeigezogen
— not likely
Greek:
τραβηγμένο από τα μαλλιά
(travigméno apó ta malliá)
— not likely