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chimerical
What does chimerical mean?
chimerical (adjective): inherently fantastic; wildly fanciful.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce chimerical?
/kɪˈmɛɹəkəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does chimerical come from?
From chimera, from Latin chimaera, from Ancient Greek χίμαιρα (khímaira, “she-goat”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to chimerical
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “chimerical” mean?
inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended
Not quite: that's what dormant means.
liable to sudden unpredictable change
Not quite: that's what erratic means.
inherently fantastic; wildly fanciful
Right! That's what “chimerical” means.
very busy with activity and confusion
Not quite: that's what hectic means.
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