CHIMERICAL


Meaning of CHIMERICAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kī-ˈmer-i-kəl, kə-, -ˈmir- ]

adjective

also chi·me·ric -ik

Etymology: chimera

Date: 1638

1. : existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary or improbable

2. : given to fantastic schemes

Synonyms: see imaginary

• chi·me·ri·cal·ly -i-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.