far-fetchedness
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The mystery plot is, on its own terms, tightly knit and free of gratuitous touches. In fact, much of the screenplay's humor grows out of the very far-fetchedness of its story."
- "Thus begins the far-fetchedness, which ultimately resembles a bad “Love, American Style” episode. Of course, Winnie comes to the park (twice, no less), and even though Leonard has duties back home--and even though he keeps reminding Diane of those duties--he keeps hanging around, talking."
- "Examples of Gershwin's free atonality in parts of Porgy and Bess were also appreciated, but making specific thematic links between the two composers had the far-fetchedness of an academic with too little to do."
- "The Sellars methodology can be striking, but finding 20th-century equivalents for an opera's every 18th-century word and deed creates a far-fetchedness exceeding that of the originals."
Etymology
From far-fetched + -ness.