Far-flung

//ˌfɑːˈflʌŋ// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Distant or remote in relationship, space, or time.

    "God of our fathers, known of old, / Lord of our far-flung battle-line, / […] / Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, / Lest we forget—lest we forget!"

  2. 2
    Widely distributed, wide-ranging, or widespread.

    "In the spacious laboratories and offices […] are provided not only centralised chemical research facilities for the far-flung London area, but also accommodation for the national headquarters of the B.R. Chemical Services, […]"

  3. 3
    Widely but sparsely distributed.
Adjective
  1. 1
    remote wordnet
  2. 2
    distributed over a considerable extent wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
broadcommondiffusedisperseddisseminateddistant

Example

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"The book is full of far-flung theories without any basis in scientific fact."

Etymology

From far + flung (“thrown”), suggesting something which has been thrown a long distance away from oneself.

Related phrases

far-flungness

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