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chimerical
01
having the qualities or features of a chimera, often combining different, incongruous parts into one
Examples
The artist drew a chimerical beast with a lion's head and a serpent's tail.
Ancient myths are full of chimerical creatures.
02
existing only in the imagination; fantastically unrealistic or impossible
Examples
His plan to colonize Mars in a year was utterly chimerical.
The inventor 's chimerical ideas amused his colleagues.
