far-fetched

The definition of far fetched is something that is unlikely to happen or unlikely to be true based on logical thinking.

(adjective)

An example of a far fetched story is when a teenager tells his mom he missed his curfew by two hours because he fell asleep at the library.

YourDictionary definition and usage example. Copyright © 2013 by LoveToKnow Corp.

See far-fetched in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. Archaic brought from a distance
  2. that is barely believable based on logical or normal thinking

See far-fetched in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Not readily believable because of improbable elements therein: a far-fetched analogy; a far-fetched excuse.

Learn more about far-fetched

link/cite print suggestion box