adjective
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wildly fanciful; imaginary
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given to or indulging in fantasies
Other Word Forms
- chimerically adverb
- chimericalness noun
- nonchimeric adjective
- nonchimerical adjective
- nonchimerically adverb
Etymology
Origin of chimerical
Example Sentences
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Projections of economic gains from major sporting events are typically optimistic, euphoric, chimerical or conjectural.
From Los Angeles Times
Sharply vivid rather than suggestively chimerical, the scenes and dances had a trim, finely honed character.
From New York Times
Claims made for the abilities or perils of AI chatbots have often turned out to be mistaken or chimerical.
From Los Angeles Times
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.
From New York Times
Ms. Mori’s creations look like chimerical species — hybrids of barnacles and cumulus clouds, a baobab and a weeping willow, a waterlily and fiddlehead ferns, sea urchin spines and a swarm of starlings.
From New York Times
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