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(kī mer′i kəl, ki-)

adjective

imaginary; fantastic; unreal
absurd; impossible
indulging in unrealistic fancies; visionary

Origin: chimer(a) + -ical

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chimerically adverb

See chimerical in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Created by or as if by a wildly fanciful imagination; highly improbable.
Given to unrealistic fantasies; fanciful.
often chimeric Of, related to, or being a chimera.

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chi·merˈi·cal·ly adverb

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