Word of the Day for Wednesday, April 8, 2009
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chimerical \ky-MER-ih-kuhl; -MIR-; kih-\, adjective:
chimerical \ky-MER-ih-kuhl; -MIR-; kih-\, adjective:
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1. Merely imaginary; produced by or as if by a wildly fanciful imagination; fantastic; improbable or unrealistic.
1. Merely imaginary; produced by or as if by a wildly fanciful imagination; fantastic; improbable or unrealistic.
2. Given to or indulging in unrealistic fantasies or fantastic schemes.
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In the B.O.'s chimerical world view, the Muslims and the Christians, the Communists and the Capitalists, the Liberals and the Conservatives, and all the cats and dogs of the world will all sit around the campfire together holding hands (and paws) while singing Cumbaya, and everyone promising each other that world peace at any price is the only answer!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Chimerical is ultimately derived from Greek khimaira, "she-goat" or "chimera," which in Greek mythology was a monster having the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a dragon.
Chimerical is ultimately derived from Greek khimaira, "she-goat" or "chimera," which in Greek mythology was a monster having the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a dragon.
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