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Chimerical

[ki-mer-i-kuhl, -meer-, kahy-] Example Sentences

chi·mer·i·cal

[ki-mer-i-kuhl, -meer-, kahy-]
adjective
1.
unreal; imaginary; visionary: a chimerical terrestrial paradise.
2.
wildly fanciful; highly unrealistic: a chimerical plan.
Also, chi·mer·ic.


Origin:
1630–40; chimer(a) + -ical

chi·mer·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·chi·mer·ic, adjective
non·chi·mer·i·cal, adjective
non·chi·mer·i·cal·ly, adverb


1. illusory, fantastic.


1. real.

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Chimerical is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Example Sentences
  • The heraldic fauna is chiefly remarkable for the large number of chimerical animals that it contains.
  • Their new-found popularity turned out to be chimerical.
  • But the apparent breakthrough had proved chimerical.
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chimerical or chimeric (kaɪˈmɛrɪkəl, kɪ-, kaɪˈmɛrɪk)
 
adj
1.  wildly fanciful; imaginary
2.  given to or indulging in fantasies
 
chimeric or chimeric
 
adj
 
chi'merically or chimeric
 
adv
 
chi'mericalness or chimeric
 
n

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