short-fetched

See also: shortfetched and short fetched

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From short +‎ fetched.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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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