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chimerical

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chi⋅mer⋅i⋅cal

  [ki-mer-i-kuhl, -meer-, kahy-]
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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

Synonyms:
1. illusory, fantastic.

Antonyms:
1. real.
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chi·mer·i·cal   (kī-měr'ĭ-kəl, -mîr'-, kĭ-)   
adj.  

  1. Created by or as if by a wildly fanciful imagination; highly improbable.

  2. Given to unrealistic fantasies; fanciful.

  3. often chimeric Of, related to, or being a chimera.

chi·mer'i·cal·ly adv.
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