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Chimerical
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mer
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uh
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meer
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kahy-
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chi·mer·i·cal
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kəl
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kaɪ-
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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
Related forms
chi·mer·i·cal·ly,
adverb
non·chi·mer·ic,
adjective
non·chi·mer·i·cal,
adjective
non·chi·mer·i·cal·ly,
adverb
Synonyms
1.
illusory, fantastic.
Antonyms
1.
real.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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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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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.
She also plays tame and wild animals, which she evokes through the chimerical use of costumes and masks.
In the past two weeks, it has looked as chimerical as ever.
Studying regulations in areas with only a chimerical connection to one's own.
There are enough real devils in the world without concocting chimerical ones.
The pursuit of the artificial heart has not been completely chimerical.
The quest for a single, all-inclusive remedy is chimerical.
But the idea of protecting the content of the artist's gaze for itself is chimerical.
Studying regulations in areas with only a chimerical connection to yours.
Armed with stethoscopes and scalpels, they're preparing to lead the charge against disease in its ravaging, chimerical forms.
Many of them were thought chimerical and after a trial, rejected by him as worthless.
Because it would destroy the fundamental principles of his chimerical project.
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Collins
World English Dictionary
chimerical
or
chimeric
(kaɪˈmɛrɪk
ə
l, 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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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