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chimaerical

chimaerical is the alternative spelling of chimerical.

Meaning of chimerical

Adjective

chimerical (comparative more chimerical, superlative most chimerical)

  1. Of or pertaining to a chimera.
  2. Being a figment of the imagination; fantastic (in the archaic sense).
    • a chimerical goal
  3. Inherently fantastic; wildly fanciful.
    • "You are the most charming person in the world. You are invested with a perfect halo of delight," exclaimed Henrietta. "Miss Churchill has some chimerical notion of honour in her head, but that is over now; your information does not leave a single obstacle in the way of the most perfect happiness...1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VII, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 51
  4. Resulting from the expression of two or more genes that originally coded for separate proteins.
  5. (vision) Impossible to physically produce due to having an impossibly-high saturation or luminosity, but viewable by overlaying an afterimage and a suitably-colored physical image.

Questions about chimaerical

What is chimaerical the alternative spelling of?
Chimaerical is the alternative spelling of chimerical.

Words near chimaerical in the dictionary

  1. chimaek
  2. chimaera
  3. chimaeral
  4. chimaeras
  5. chimaeric
  6. chimaerical
  7. chimaerid
  8. chimaerids
  9. chimaeriform
  10. chimaerin
  11. chimaerins

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