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chimerical

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[ki-mer-i-kuhl, -meer-, kahy-]

adjective

  1. unreal; imaginary; visionary.

    a chimerical terrestrial paradise.

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  2. wildly fanciful; highly unrealistic.

    a chimerical plan.



chimerical

/ kɪ-, kaɪˈmɛrɪkəl, kaɪˈmɛrɪk /

adjective

  1. wildly fanciful; imaginary

  2. given to or indulging in fantasies

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • chimerically adverb
  • nonchimeric adjective
  • nonchimerical adjective
  • nonchimerically adverb
  • ˈ adverb
  • ˈԱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chimerical1

First recorded in 1630–40; chimer(a) + -ical
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Example Sentences

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Bessent’s statement about the millions of “illegal aliens” coming out of the workforce is especially chimerical.

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Projections of economic gains from major sporting events are typically optimistic, euphoric, chimerical or conjectural.

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Sharply vivid rather than suggestively chimerical, the scenes and dances had a trim, finely honed character.

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Claims made for the abilities or perils of AI chatbots have often turned out to be mistaken or chimerical.

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Which is to say, this was a precious, anticipated, frankly anxious affair — the materialization of a beloved and mercurial performer moving from the chimerical to the literal.

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