chimerical

or chi·mer·ic

[ ki-mer-i-kuhl or ki-mer-ik; -meer-, kahy- ]
/ kɪˈmɛr ɪ kəl or kɪˈmɛr ɪk; -ˈmɪər-, kaɪ- /

adjective

unreal; imaginary; visionary: a chimerical terrestrial paradise.
wildly fanciful; highly unrealistic: a chimerical plan.

Origin of chimerical

First recorded in 1630–40; chimer(a) + -ical

OTHER WORDS FROM chimerical

chi·mer·i·cal·ly, adverb non·chi·mer·ic, adjective non·chi·mer·i·cal, adjective non·chi·mer·i·cal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for chimerical

chimerical

chimeric (kaɪˈmɛrɪk)

/ (kaɪˈmɛrɪkəl, kɪ-) /

adjective

wildly fanciful; imaginary
given to or indulging in fantasies

Derived forms of chimerical

chimerically, adverb chimericalness, noun