An archaic or obsolete term meaning exaggerated, forced, or overly elaborate; possibly a variant of far-fetched.
Possibly from 'far-fetched' or related Germanic/English origins emphasizing distance or unnaturalness. The exact etymology is uncertain due to the word's obsolescence.
This word is so obsolete that it barely survives in historical texts, demonstrating how 'far-fetched' completely replaced it—sometimes a longer phrase can out-compete a shorter word if it becomes more familiar.
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