far-fetchedadj.

Brit.

/ˌfɑːˈfɛtʃt/, U.S.

/ˌfɑrˈfɛtʃt/

Etymology: < far adv. + fetched adj.; compare far-fet adj.

a. Brought from far. Obsolete exc. archaic. †Of a pedigree: Traced from a remote origin.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adjective] > brought from a distance

far-fet1578

far-fetched1583

far-fetch1603

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > lineage or descent > genealogy as study > [adjective] > remote

far-fetched1703

1583 P. Stubbes Anat. Abuses sig. Ci^v Farre fetched, and deare boughte, is good for Ladyes they say.

1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health clxxxvii. 147 Indian pearles be greatest & more desired as being far fetched.

1634 W. Wood New Englands Prospect Ded. Note sig. A2 The first fruites of my farre-fetcht experience.

a1657 W. Burton Comm. Antoninus his Itinerary (1658) 20 Oysters..conveyed thence to Rome, among other farfetcht Dainties.

1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. vi. 162 A far fetch'd Pedigree, through so many hundred years.

1748 Defoe's Tour Great Brit. (ed. 4) I. 256 According to the old Saying, Far-fetch'd, and dear-bought is fittest for the Ladies.

1785 W. Cowper Task i. 243 He..brings his bev'rage home, Far~fetch'd and little worth.

1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. IV 71 She reached her fine strong hand anear The far~fetched thing.

†b. Devious, circuitous. (Cf. to fetch a compass.)

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > [adjective] > indirect

abouta1460

indirect1474

devious1628

far-fetcheda1656

roundabout1684

circumflex1707

ungain1824

circuitous1868

a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) i. 48 Others by secret and far-fetch't passages escaped home.

2. Of an argument, notion, simile, etc.: Studiously sought out; not easily or naturally introduced; strained.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > relevance or pertinence > [adjective] > irrelevant

foreigna1393

unpertinentc1400

impertinentc1450

peregrine1532

far-fet1533

exorbitant1534

unrelevant1558

stravagant1565

fremd1581

unappliable1588

misapplied1596

immaterial1598

far-fetched1607

misdevoted1623

unappertaining1645

irrelativea1657

inapposite1661

unconcerned1683

scandalous1750

uncentral1782

irrelevant1786

tangent1787

inappertinent1814

unappropriate1818

tangential1867

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 125 Democritus and other..giue other reasons, but..they seeme to be far fetched.

1647 A. Cowley Wish in Mistress iv Pride and Ambition here, Only in far-fetch'd metaphors appear.

1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. ii. i. 69 I shall not trouble you with Authorities or far-fetched Arguments.

1844 H. Rogers Ess. (1860) I. 76 Some far-fetched conceit, or unpardonable extravagance.

1869 A. Trollope He knew he was Right II. lxxxi. 247 Far-fetched ideas respecting English society.

Derivatives

far-ˈfetchedness n. the state or fact of being far-fetched.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > relevance or pertinence > [noun] > irrelevancy

impertinency1569

irrelevancy1592

impertinence1616

inapplicability1673

inconsequentness1727

inapplicationa1806

inconsequence1842

irrelevance1842

far-fetchednessa1849

inconsequentiality1850

inappositeness1893

inconsequentialism1893

inconsequentialness1931

non-status1964

a1849 E. A. Poe E. B. Browning in Wks. (1864) III. 415 A certain far~fetchedness of imagery.

1866 Times 6 Apr. 5 No excuse for extreme quaintness, oddity, and far-fetchedness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	far-fetched
释义	far-fetchedadj. Brit. /ˌfɑːˈfɛtʃt/, U.S. /ˌfɑrˈfɛtʃt/ Etymology: < far adv. + fetched adj.; compare far-fet adj. 1. a. Brought from far. Obsolete exc. archaic. †Of a pedigree: Traced from a remote origin. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adjective] > brought from a distance far-fet1578 far-fetched1583 far-fetch1603 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > lineage or descent > genealogy as study > [adjective] > remote far-fetched1703 1583 P. Stubbes Anat. Abuses sig. Ci^v Farre fetched, and deare boughte, is good for Ladyes they say. 1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health clxxxvii. 147 Indian pearles be greatest & more desired as being far fetched. 1634 W. Wood New Englands Prospect Ded. Note sig. A2 The first fruites of my farre-fetcht experience. a1657 W. Burton Comm. Antoninus his Itinerary (1658) 20 Oysters..conveyed thence to Rome, among other farfetcht Dainties. 1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. vi. 162 A far fetch'd Pedigree, through so many hundred years. 1748 Defoe's Tour Great Brit. (ed. 4) I. 256 According to the old Saying, Far-fetch'd, and dear-bought is fittest for the Ladies. 1785 W. Cowper Task i. 243 He..brings his bev'rage home, Far~fetch'd and little worth. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. IV 71 She reached her fine strong hand anear The far~fetched thing. †b. Devious, circuitous. (Cf. to fetch a compass.) ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > [adjective] > indirect abouta1460 indirect1474 devious1628 far-fetcheda1656 roundabout1684 circumflex1707 ungain1824 circuitous1868 a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) i. 48 Others by secret and far-fetch't passages escaped home. 2. Of an argument, notion, simile, etc.: Studiously sought out; not easily or naturally introduced; strained. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > relevance or pertinence > [adjective] > irrelevant foreigna1393 unpertinentc1400 impertinentc1450 peregrine1532 far-fet1533 exorbitant1534 unrelevant1558 stravagant1565 fremd1581 unappliable1588 misapplied1596 immaterial1598 far-fetched1607 misdevoted1623 unappertaining1645 irrelativea1657 inapposite1661 unconcerned1683 scandalous1750 uncentral1782 irrelevant1786 tangent1787 inappertinent1814 unappropriate1818 tangential1867 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 125 Democritus and other..giue other reasons, but..they seeme to be far fetched. 1647 A. Cowley Wish in Mistress iv Pride and Ambition here, Only in far-fetch'd metaphors appear. 1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. ii. i. 69 I shall not trouble you with Authorities or far-fetched Arguments. 1844 H. Rogers Ess. (1860) I. 76 Some far-fetched conceit, or unpardonable extravagance. 1869 A. Trollope He knew he was Right II. lxxxi. 247 Far-fetched ideas respecting English society. Derivatives far-ˈfetchedness n. the state or fact of being far-fetched. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > relevance or pertinence > [noun] > irrelevancy impertinency1569 irrelevancy1592 impertinence1616 inapplicability1673 inconsequentness1727 inapplicationa1806 inconsequence1842 irrelevance1842 far-fetchednessa1849 inconsequentiality1850 inappositeness1893 inconsequentialism1893 inconsequentialness1931 non-status1964 a1849 E. A. Poe E. B. Browning in Wks. (1864) III. 415 A certain far~fetchedness of imagery. 1866 Times 6 Apr. 5 No excuse for extreme quaintness, oddity, and far-fetchedness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1583
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