short-fetched
See also: shortfetched and short fetched
English
Alternative forms
- short fetched
- shortfetched
Etymology
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)
- (obsolete, of breathing) shallow
- (Oceanography, of waves) starting close to shore, shallow, recently formed
- (by analogy with far-fetched, humorous) very likely, easy to believe, obvious