Finnish

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Adjective

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kaukaa haettu

  1. far-fetched; reach, stretch (noun)
    Yrjön sanominen eloisaksi on varmasti kaukaa haettua.
    To call George eloquent is certainly a reach.
    Yrjön sanominen eloisaksi on varmasti kaukaa haettua.
    To call George eloquent is certainly far-fetched.
    On vähän kaukaa haettua kutsua Boris Karloffia koomikoksi.
    It's a bit of a stretch to call Boris Karloff a comedian.

Declension

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Possessive forms of kaukaa haettu (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.