short-fetched

UK/ˈʃɔːtfɛtʃt/UK/ʃɔːtˈfɛtʃt/US/ˈʃɔɹtfɛtʃt/US/ʃɔɹtˈfɛtʃt/

adjective

shallow

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Meanings

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

comparative more short-fetched · superlative most short-fetched · alternative short fetched · alternative shortfetched

  1. obsoleteshallow
  2. Oceanographystarting close to shore, shallow, recently formed
  3. humorousby analogy with far-fetchedvery likely, easy to believe, obvious

Origin

From short + fetched.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with short-fetched

etchedoutstretchedfar-fetchedfletchedunfletched
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Cite this entry
APA

short-fetched. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-fetched

MLA

“short-fetched.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-fetched. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “short-fetched,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-fetched.

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