Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

farfet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
far-fet
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

far-fetched

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English ferfet, fer yfett, ferre-i-fet, equivalent to far + fet (past participle of obsolete fet (“to fetch”)).

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Usage

Inflected Forms

more farfet (comparative) most farfet (superlative)

Questions

What does farfet mean?
far-fetched
Where does farfet come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce farfet

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