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chimerical
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As an adjective, chimerical means of or pertaining to a chimera.
Meanings of chimerical
6 meaningsadjective
Of or pertaining to a chimera.
Being a figment of the imagination; fantastic (in the archaic sense).
“a chimerical goal”
Inherently fantastic; wildly fanciful.
geneticsResulting from the expression of two or more genes that originally coded for separate proteins.
visionof a perceived colorImpossible to physically produce due to having an impossibly-high saturation or luminosity, but viewable by overlaying an afterimage and a suitably-colored physical image.
Being or relating to or like a chimera
“his Utopia is not as chimeric commonwealth but a practical improvement on what already exists”
Similar: chimeric, chimeral
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).