blue-sky

[bloo-skahy]

adjective

1. fanciful; impractical.

   blue-sky ideas.

2. (especially of securities) having dubious value; not financially sound.

   a blue-sky stock.

blue-sky

noun

1. (modifier) of or denoting theoretical research without regard to any future application of its result

   a blue-sky project

verb

1. to theorize (about something that may not lead to any practical application)

Word History and Origins

Origin of blue-sky¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Eskow: This may be blue-sky thinking, but it occurs to me that the progressive movement can display leadership and vision in forming that front, at a time when those qualities seem to be lacking elsewhere.

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Straight ahead, the Pacific sparkled on the sunny, blue-sky Friday.

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Indeed, it may be some blue-sky thinking from a player, no matter how brilliant, who has not won a trophy in his career for club or country.

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When they hit together on the Redondo Union High courts one blue-sky afternoon last month, Giron was ranked 45th in the world, hot off his first ATP title in Newport, R.I., in the summer.

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We’ve had some lovely blue-sky days in late July with temperatures in the low 80s, but Thursday, the clouds were back for a good part of the day.

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