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far-fetched Adjective unlikely to be true
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms far-fetched adjective unconvincing, unlikely, strained, fantastic, incredible, doubtful, unbelievable, dubious, unrealistic, improbable, unnatural, preposterous, implausible, hard to swallow (informal) cock-and-bull (informal) << OPPOSITE believable  Translations far-fetched [fɑːˈfɛtʃt] adj → inverosímil far-fetched [ˈfɑːˈfɛtʃt] adj → exagéré(e) → poussé(e) far-fetched [ˈfɑːˈfɛtʃt] adj → weit hergeholt far-fetched [ˈfɑːˈfɛtʃt] adj [explanation] → stiracchiato/a, forzato/a; [idea, scheme, story] → inverosimile |
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It seemed to her, in those first minutes, that she had done a mad thing; that all those arguments which she had used were far-fetched and ridiculous. At last, because I was romantic, I devised an explanation which I acknowledged to be far-fetched, but which was the only one that in any way satisfied me. Nor were their ornaments like those in use to-day, set off by Tyrian purple, and silk tortured in endless fashions, but the wreathed leaves of the green dock and ivy, wherewith they went as bravely and becomingly decked as our Court dames with all the rare and far-fetched artifices that idle curiosity has taught them. |
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