blue-sky
fanciful; impractical: blue-sky ideas.
(especially of securities) having dubious value; not financially sound: a blue-sky stock.
Origin of blue-sky
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How to use blue-sky in a sentence
They looked up into the blue sky as the helicopters flew over in a lost man formation.
Choking Back Tears, Thousands of Cops Honor Fallen Officer Ramos | Michael Daly | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe beauty of the blue-sky day ignored what had occurred 24 hours before.
It should not be forgotten that September 11th began as a beautiful blue sky day.
A single white ball arcs up into the baby blue sky before zooming back down to the ground at great speed.
The Girl From Ipanema Is Not Alone: Rio’s Famous Beach Is A Rich, Cultural Kaleidoscope | Brandon Presser | June 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor a moment, the gray plane recalled a thundercloud against the clear blue sky.
If it should ever be my lot to take the Long Trail at short notice, I hope it will be under a blue sky and a blazing sun.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairDavid thought the farmer a fool, and rode on, admiring the blue sky uncheckered by a single cloud.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousAbove was a deep-blue sky with those thick low masses of snow-white clouds one sees only in Bavaria.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonA light breeze fanned his face, and all around him he could see mountain peaks pushing upward into the clear blue sky.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run | Stanley R. MatthewsBut all around these star-clouds, or Nebulae as they are called, the clear blue sky is discovered by the naked eye.
Gospel Philosophy | J. H. Ward
British Dictionary definitions for blue-sky
(modifier) of or denoting theoretical research without regard to any future application of its result: a blue-sky project
to theorize (about something that may not lead to any practical application)
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