chimerical
pronunciation
How to pronounce chimerical in British English:
UK [kaɪ'merɪkəl]
How to pronounce chimerical in American English:
US [kaɪ'merɪkəl]
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- Adjective:
- being or relating to or like a chimera
- produced by a wildly fanciful imagination
Word Origin
- chimerical (adj.)
- 1630s, from chimera + -ical. Related: Chimeric (1650s).
Example
- 1. This hope proved to be chimerical .
- 2. That is the chimerical rainbow bridge .
- 3. In the end , of course , the soviet and japanese threats to american supremacy proved chimerical .
- 4. Without the mirror of reality , memory would be only a chimerical dream .
- 5. And is china getting increasingly wary about these chimerical cards that india and america can play around with ?