capillotracté

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French

Etymology

Literally, pulled by the hair, from Latin capillus (hair) + tractus (pulled), a humorous Latinization of the synonymous tiré par les cheveux.

Pronunciation

Adjective

capillotracté (feminine capillotractée, masculine plural capillotractés, feminine plural capillotractées)

  1. (humorous) far-fetched
    Synonyms: tiré par les cheveux, alambiqué