capillotracté
French edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “pulled by the hair”, from Latin capillus (“hair”) + tractus (“pulled”), a humorous Latinization of the synonymous tiré par les cheveux.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
capillotracté (feminine capillotractée, masculine plural capillotractés, feminine plural capillotractées)
- (humorous) far-fetched
- Synonyms: tiré par les cheveux, alambiqué