slightly far-fetched

Frequency: 6.49.2 per million words

To suggest that something is somewhat unlikely or hard to believe, in a slightly more formal way than 'a little'.

far-fetchedADVERB + ADJECTIVE

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slightly

Examples (10)

  • The theory seems slightly far-fetched, but worth investigating.
  • Her explanation was slightly far-fetched, though not entirely impossible.
  • I find his story slightly far-fetched, but he's usually honest.
  • The plot of the movie is slightly far-fetched for my taste.
  • Your assumption sounds slightly far-fetched without more evidence.
  • The research conclusions appear slightly far-fetched given the data.
  • That interpretation strikes me as slightly far-fetched.
  • The witness's account seemed slightly far-fetched to the jury.
  • His business proposal was slightly far-fetched but innovative.
  • The conspiracy theory is slightly far-fetched, yet intriguing.