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The far-fetched
adjective
Brought from far away.
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The far-fetched yet controlled plots invite a sort of boys' magazine writing known among reviewers as "page turners".
The far-fetched absurdism of some of the humor — the boy who doesn't know his colors, for instance — rubs awkwardly against some of the sharper satirical insights.
The far-fetched set-up allows Benn to poke fun at humans and aliens alike, satirise political conventions and make some telling observations about acceptance and difference.
The far-fetched plots derived ways of getting the trio to reveal their shapely figures as bikini-clad beauty-pageant contestants, maids, nurses, models and roller-derby girls.
The far-fetched conspiracy in the film comes from a book published in 1976, based on testimony from a man calling himself Joseph Sickert.
The far-fetched romance Practically Yours (1944), which reteamed MacMurray and Colbert, attracted much less notice than did Kitty (1945), in which Milland and Paulette Goddard were the leads in a Pygmalion-like tale set in 18th-century London.
The far-fetched Aussie soap's place in the British public consciousness has become somewhat invisible, at odds with its Kylie and Jason heyday, leaving it to lecture-skipping students to enjoy with precious little company.
The far-fetched nature of its abstraction - it has nothing to do with Japan - and the craziness of its logic surely account for its being the most durable and popular of the operas.
The far-fetched story of a horse from a place a lot of people call nowhere — outrunning what the establishment considered a limited pedigree — resonates in the Central Valley, where many people are trying to do the same.
Suddenly the far-fetched Web site cleefacts.com seemed almost plausible.
Finally, the far-fetched plots can be wearying.
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