imaginary
adjective
existing only in the imagination or fancy; not real; fancied.
imaginarily
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a word derived from
imaginary.
Example Sentences
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I imagine her to be part of an imagined coterie of imagined-to-be-important writers and artists from which I am imaginarily rejected.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2012
Who perceiveth himself placed here, amidst the filth and mire of the world ... and yet dareth imaginarily place himself above the circle of the Moon, and reduce heaven under his feet.
From Montaigne and Shakspere by J. M. (John Mackinnon) Robertson
And both the serpent and the virgin, he tells us, are represented imaginarily in the heavens, and pictured on their astronomical globes and spheres, as on those of the Romish Christian.
From The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ by Kersey Graves
In the allegories, the genii of the planets were designated as spirits or messengers to the Supreme Deity, imaginarily enthroned above the firmament, which we find described in Revelations iv.
From Astral Worship by J. H. Hill
Several causes contributed to originate a belief in the offices imaginarily assigned to divine God-descended Mediators, Redeemers, and Intercessors.
From The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ by Kersey Graves
