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Comparative
more chimerical
Superlative
most chimerical
1
having the qualities or features of a chimera, often combining different, incongruous parts into one
- The artist drew a chimerical beast with a lion's head and a serpent's tail.
- Ancient myths are full of chimerical creatures.
- The sculpture depicted a chimerical fusion of man and bird.
- Explorers once feared meeting chimerical monsters in uncharted lands.
- The tapestry showed chimerical figures in vivid colors.
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existing only in the imagination; fantastically unrealistic or impossible
- His plan to colonize Mars in a year was utterly chimerical.
- The inventor's chimerical ideas amused his colleagues.
- She was known for telling chimerical tales of her adventures.
- The scheme was dismissed as chimerical by the board.
- Hoping for overnight fame proved to be a chimerical dream.