Chimerical
[ki-mer-i-kuh l, -meer-, kahy-] /kɪˈmɛr ɪ kəl, -ˈmɪər-, kaɪ-/
adjective
1.
unreal; imaginary; visionary:
a chimerical terrestrial paradise.
2.
wildly fanciful; highly unrealistic:
a chimerical plan.
/kaɪˈmɛrɪkəl; kɪ-/
adjective
1.
wildly fanciful; imaginary
2.
given to or indulging in fantasies
adj.
1630s, from chimera + -ical. Related: Chimeric (1650s).
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