chimerical
Use Chimerical in a sentence
ɪ adjective
1.
unreal; imaginary; visionary: a chimerical terrestrial paradise.
2.
wildly fanciful; highly unrealistic: a chimerical plan.
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chimerical or chimeric (kaɪˈmɛrɪkəl, kɪ-, kaɪˈmɛrɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Chimerical
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Example sentences
There are enough real devils in the world without concocting chimerical ones.
Because it would destroy the fundamental principles of his chimerical project.
She also plays tame and wild animals, which she evokes through the chimerical use of costumes and masks.
The heraldic fauna is chiefly remarkable for the large number of chimerical animals that it contains.
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