farfetchedly

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1. alternativeAlternative form of far-fetchedly.

   It's not enough that Trevor is a sad, spunky kid with an ache for a happy family life; he must also be turned into an angelic martyr whose fate seems rather farfetchedly aligned with Christian theology (as if this film needed any more bloat).

   2000 October 30, Peter Rainer, “I.O.U. and U. and U.”, in New York, New York, N.Y.: New York Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Oct 2014

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   Although I have often opposed William Safire's political views, I have generally regarded him as a clever word watcher. In the ‘Third Annual Vogue Word Watch” he is reasonably, if sometimes farfetchedly, accurate as far as current cliches go.

   1978 November 12, Corinna Marsh, “Letters TO THE EDITOR”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Feb 2026

   But no one need fear that Mr. Barry will examine his women too severely or will risk troubling his audience. Though he ultimately - and farfetchedly - catches seven of the sisters in the same callous betrayal of the eighth, the characters immediately and miraculously see the evil of their ways and all vow to behave better in the future.

   1985 March 6, Frank Rich, “STAGE: FAMILY PORTRAIT, 'OCTETTE BRIDGE CLUB'”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015