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blue-sky
[ bloo-skahy ]
/ ˈbluˈskaɪ /
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adjective
fanciful; impractical: blue-sky ideas.
(especially of securities) having dubious value; not financially sound: a blue-sky stock.
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Origin of blue-sky
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby blue-sky
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British Dictionary definitions for blue-sky
blue-sky
blue-skies
noun
(modifier) of or denoting theoretical research without regard to any future application of its resulta blue-sky project
verb -skies, -skying or -skied
to theorize (about something that may not lead to any practical application)
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