fanciful FAN-si-fuhl adjective WS #17
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adjective
over-imaginative and unrealistic; existing only in one's imagination; whimsical or fantastical; marked by fancy rather than reason
- His fanciful plan to become a millionaire overnight was completely unrealistic.
- The architect's fanciful design included towers that spiraled impossibly into the sky.
- The fanciful decorations at the fairy-tale wedding made guests feel like they were in a storybook.
- She dismissed his fanciful theories about alien visitors as pure nonsense.
- The child's fanciful stories about talking animals entertained the entire family.