Meaning & use
chimerical
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unrealistic, fantastical, or existing only in the imagination.
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His chimerical plan to build a colony on Mars within five years impressed no investors.
The novel blends chimerical creatures with a grounded, realistic setting.
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Comes from 'chimera,' the fire-breathing hybrid monster of Greek mythology; the word is common in formal or literary writing.
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