kīˈmerə̇kəl, -rēk- also kə̇- or -mir- adjective
or chi·mer·ic -rik, -ēk ; or chi·me·ral -mirəl, -mē-
Etymology: chimera + -ic, -ical, or -al
1. : being, relating to, or like a chimera ; especially : unreal and existing only as the product of wild unrestrained imagination
his Utopia is not a chimerical commonwealth but a practicable improvement on what already exists — Douglas Bush
2. : inclined to or indicative of unrestrained imagination : unrealistic
chimerical to demand that a government … should exercise the art of governing purely for its own sake — George Santayana
3. usually chimeral or chimeric : of, relating to, or being a chimera
a chimeric tetraploid
the chimeral nature of some ornamental plants
Synonyms: see imaginary