adjective
fantastical
fan-TAS-tih-kuhl
adjective
1
Existing only in fantasy or imagination; wildly strange or unreal.
"The novel is filled with fantastical creatures and floating cities."
How to Use Fantastical
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDescribes something imaginative to the point of being strange, magical, or unreal — used especially in fiction.
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Common pairings
fantastical creature
fantastical world
Word Forms
more fantastical comparative, fantasticals plural, most fantastical superlative
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The novel is filled with _____ creatures and floating cities.