idealistical

i·de·al·is·tic

[ahy-dee-uh-lis-tik, ahy-dee-uh-]
adjective
of or pertaining to idealism or idealists.
Also, i·de·al·is·ti·cal.


Origin:
1820–30; idealist + -ic

i·de·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
an·ti-i·de·al·is·tic, adjective
an·ti-i·de·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
hy·per·i·de·al·is·tic, adjective
hy·per·i·de·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
non·i·de·al·is·tic, adjective
non·i·de·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
o·ver·i·de·al·is·tic, adjective
qua·si-i·de·al·is·tic, adjective
qua·si-i·de·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
un·i·de·al·is·tic, adjective
un·i·de·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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Idealistical is always a great word to know.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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idealism (aɪˈdɪəˌlɪzəm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  belief in or pursuance of ideals
2.  the tendency to represent things in their ideal forms, rather than as they are
3.  materialism Compare dualism any of a group of philosophical doctrines that share the monistic view that material objects and the external world do not exist in reality independently of the human mind but are variously creations of the mind or constructs of ideas
 
i'dealist
 
n
 
ideal'istic
 
adj
 
ideal'istically
 
adv

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