short-fetched

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

short +‎ fetched

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʃɔːtfɛtʃt/, /ʃɔːtˈfɛtʃt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈʃɔɹtfɛtʃt/, /ʃɔɹtˈfɛtʃt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtʃt

Adjective[edit]

short-fetched (comparative more short-fetched, superlative most short-fetched)

  1. (obsolete, of breathing) shallow
  2. (Oceanography, of waves) starting close to shore, shallow, recently formed
  3. (by analogy with far-fetched, humorous) very likely, easy to believe, obvious
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