chimerical

chi·mer·i·cal (k

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adj.

1. Created by or as if by a wildly fanciful imagination; highly improbable.

2. Given to unrealistic fantasies; fanciful.

3. often chimeric Of, related to, or being a chimera.

chi·meri·cal·ly adv.

chimerical [kaɪˈmɛrɪk^əl kɪ-], chimeric

adj

1. wildly fanciful; imaginary

2. given to or indulging in fantasies

chimerically adv

chimericalness n

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Adj.	1.	chimerical - being or relating to or like a chimera; "his Utopia is not as chimeric commonwealth but a practical improvement on what already exists"- Douglas Bush chimeral, chimeric
	2.	chimerical - produced by a wildly fanciful imagination; "his Utopia is not a chimerical commonwealth but a practical improvement on what already exists"- Douglas Bush unrealistic - not realistic; "unrealistic expectations"; "prices at unrealistic high levels"

Translations

chimerical [kaɪˈmerɪkəl] ADJ → quimérico

chimerical

adj → schimärisch

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Air-built airy-fairy chimeral Chimeric dreamlike fanciful fantastic illusory imaginary insubstantial memory mythical non-existent quixotic romantic unreal utopian visionary whimsical	Ferguson passed for a purely chimerical personage of the Barnum stamp, who, after having gone through the United States, proposed to "do" the British Isles. Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context The notion generally received is, that the coral found in such quantities at the bottom of the sea might communicate this colour to the water: an account merely chimerical. A Voyage to Abyssinia by Lobo, Father View in context It was past a question now that Faria was not a lunatic, and the way in which he had achieved the discovery, which had given rise to the suspicion of his madness, increased Edmond's admiration of him; but at the same time Dantes could not believe that the deposit, supposing it had ever existed, still existed; and though he considered the treasure as by no means chimerical, he yet believed it was no longer there. The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context	Chiltern Hills Chiltern Hundreds Chiluba Chilung Chimaera Chimaera monstrosa Chimaeridae Chimaeroid Chimakum Chimango Chimaphila Chimaphila corymbosa Chimaphila umbellata Chimariko chimb Chimborazo Chimbote chime chime in chime in with Chimer Chimera chimeral chimere Chimeric chimerical Chimerically chimerism chimichanga chimichurri Chiminage chiming Chimkent chimney chimney bellflower Chimney board chimney breast Chimney cap chimney corner Chimney hook Chimney lug Chimney money chimney plant chimney pot chimney stack chimney swallow chimney sweep chimney swift Chimney-breast Chimney-piece chimneypiece	chimeral Chimeraplasty Chimeras Chimeras Chimeras Chimeras chimere chimere chimere chimere Chimère Chimère Chimère Chimère chimeric chimeric chimeric chimeric chimeric Chimeric A2 Chimeric Antibody chimeric deoxyribonucleic acid Chimeric DNA chimeric gene chimeric gene chimeric gene chimeric gene Chimeric protein Chimeric T cell receptor Chimeric Tumor Suppressor 1 chimerical chimerically chimerically chimerism chimerism chimerism chimers chimers chimes chimes chimes chimes chimes chimes chimes chimes in chimes in Chimesyan Chimesyan Chimesyan Chimham Chimi Kar Gostar Asia Chimica e Tecnologia Farmaceutiche Chimica Organica Industriale Milanese chimichanga Chimichangas chimichurri Chimie Analytique et Chimie des Interfaces Chimie des Matériaux Inorganiques Chimie des Pollutions et Risques Environnementaux Chimie et Biochimie Théoriques

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Air-built
airy-fairy
chimeral
Chimeric
dreamlike
fanciful
fantastic
illusory
imaginary
insubstantial
memory
mythical
non-existent
quixotic
romantic
unreal
utopian
visionary
whimsical

Ferguson passed for a purely chimerical personage of the Barnum stamp, who, after having gone through the United States, proposed to "do" the British Isles.

Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context

The notion generally received is, that the coral found in such quantities at the bottom of the sea might communicate this colour to the water: an account merely chimerical.

A Voyage to Abyssinia by Lobo, Father View in context

It was past a question now that Faria was not a lunatic, and the way in which he had achieved the discovery, which had given rise to the suspicion of his madness, increased Edmond's admiration of him; but at the same time Dantes could not believe that the deposit, supposing it had ever existed, still existed; and though he considered the treasure as by no means chimerical, he yet believed it was no longer there.

The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context

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