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far cry

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: far cry

1
n
a disappointing disparity
2
n
distance estimated in terms of the audibility of a cry
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: far cry
1

n a disappointing disparity

“it was a far cry from what he had expected”
Type of:
disparity
inequality or difference in some respect
2

n distance estimated in terms of the audibility of a cry

“it's a far cry from here”
Type of:
farawayness, farness, remoteness
the property of being remote
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