What does short-fetched mean?
Short-fetched means (obsolete, of breathing) shallow.
Short-fetched
/ˈʃɔːtfɛtʃt/ · adjective
Meaning
(obsolete, of breathing) shallow.
Definitions by Sense
- (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
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Word Forms
- more short-fetched
- most short-fetched
- short fetched
- shortfetched
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