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Meaning of 'chimerical' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Chimerical [ a.]
- Merely imaginary; fanciful; fantastic; wildly or vainly conceived; having, or capable of having, no existence except in thought; as, chimerical projects.

Meaning of 'chimerical' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . chimerical [ a]
Meaning (1):
- being or relating to or like a chimera
Example in sentence:
  • his Utopia is not as chimeric commonwealth but a practical improvement on what already exists
2 . chimerical [ s]
Meaning (2):
- produced by a wildly fanciful imagination
Example in sentence:
  • his Utopia is not a chimerical commonwealth but a practical improvement on what already exists

Nearby Words:

chian chiaro-oscuro chiaroscurist chiaroscuro chiasm chiasma chiasmus chiastolite chibbal chibouk

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