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FANTASTICAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fantastical mean?
• FANTASTICAL (adjective)
The adjective FANTASTICAL has 2 senses:
1. existing in fancy only
2. ludicrously odd
Familiarity information: FANTASTICAL used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Existing in fancy only
Synonyms:
fantastic; fantastical
Context example:
fantastic figures with bulbous heads the circumference of a bushel
Similar:
unreal (lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria)
Derivation:
fantasy (imagination unrestricted by reality)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Ludicrously odd
Synonyms:
antic; fantastic; fantastical; grotesque
Context example:
a grotesque reflection in the mirror
Similar:
strange; unusual (being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird)
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