short-fetched UK /ˈʃɔːtfɛtʃt/US /ˈʃɔɹtfɛtʃt/ adjective3 •starting close to shore, shallow, recently formed •(humorous) very likely, easy to believe, obvious •(no longer used) shallow formsmore short fetched · more short-fetched · most short fetched · most short-fetched
