fanciful
adjective
characterized by or showing fancy; capricious or whimsical in appearance.
fancifully
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a word derived from
fanciful.
Example Sentences
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A month later, the Resolution and another ship, the Adventure, set sail under Cook’s command to the southern oceans in search of a hitherto unknown continent, fancifully known as Terra Australis Incognita.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
The weirdness this time came from Cindy Figueroa’s fancifully colorful costumes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2024
"The stone was looking at me and I was looking at it. It wanted me to set it free from the wall!" says Dr Sadek fancifully.
From BBC ● May 26, 2023
Electric cars seem fancifully expensive to people encouraged not so long ago to buy fuel-efficient diesel automobiles.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2021
I suppose the things that transform your life don’t appear as you fancifully imagine they will.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
