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chimerical Definition

chi·meri·cal (kī mer′i kəl, ki-)

adjective

  1. imaginary; fantastic; unreal
  2. absurd; impossible
  3. indulging in unrealistic fancies; visionary

Etymology: chimer(a) + -ical

chimerical Related Forms

chi·mer′i·cally adverb

chimerical Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

notion: Her chimerical notions made her happy, and the cold naked truth would doubtless have made her unhappy.

Used with adjective complement

appear: Ideas of world revolution appear profoundly chimerical to virtually everyone in the Soviet Union today.