fan ‧ ci ‧ ful /ˈfænsɪf ə l/ BrE AmE adjective
1 . imagined rather than based on facts – often used to show disapproval:
a fanciful story
The suggestion that there was a conspiracy is not entirely fanciful.
2 . full of unusual and very detailed shapes or complicated designs:
fanciful decorations
—fancifully adverb