adj
Meaning 1
shallow
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
short-fetched
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈʃɔːtfɛtʃt/
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UK: /ʃɔːtˈfɛtʃt/
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US: /ˈʃɔɹtfɛtʃt/
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US: /ʃɔɹtˈfɛtʃt/
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rhymes with -ɛtʃt
adj
Meaning 2
starting close to shore, shallow, recently formed
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Oceanography
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adj
Meaning 3
very likely, easy to believe, obvious
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous
Qualifier: by analogy with far-fetched
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History
Etymology
From short + fetched.