chimerical
[ ki-mer-i-kuhl, -meer-, kahy- ]
adjective
unreal; imaginary; visionary: a chimerical terrestrial paradise.
wildly fanciful; highly unrealistic: a chimerical plan.
Origin of chimerical
1- Also chi·mer·ic [ki-mer-ik, -meer-, kahy-] /kɪˈmɛr ɪk, -ˈmɪər-, kaɪ-/ .
Other words for chimerical
Opposites for chimerical
Other words from chimerical
- chi·mer·i·cal·ly, adverb
- non·chi·mer·ic, adjective
- non·chi·mer·i·cal, adjective
- non·chi·mer·i·cal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for chimerical
chimerical
chimeric (kaɪˈmɛrɪk)
/ (kaɪˈmɛrɪkəl, kɪ-) /
adjective
wildly fanciful; imaginary
given to or indulging in fantasies
Derived forms of chimerical
- chimerically, adverb
- chimericalness, noun
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