fanciful
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Begovic's defiant words about relegation could be interpreted as fanciful for a side that could have relegation confirmed in four of the next five days.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
He had fanciful notions about Native Americans until he got to know some as people.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
It is not fanciful to suspect that Iranian capabilities are being degraded very quickly.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
Architecture critics, who like to put the chapel in a historical context, regard it as a turning point in the discipline—its fanciful use of concrete anticipates Brutalism and its unusual shapes herald Post-Modernism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
“You are fanciful, mon vieux,” said M. Bouc.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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