Meaning of fantastical in English

1. Pronunciation

   /fænˈtæstəkəl/

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1. Classifying Adjective

   fantastical

   Definitions

   1. existing in fancy only

   Examples

   • « fantastic figures with bulbous heads the circumference of a bushel- Nathaniel Hawthorne »

   Synonyms

   • unreal
2. 2. ludicrously odd

   Examples

   • « Hamlet's assumed antic disposition »
   • « fantastic Halloween costumes »
   • « a grotesque reflection in the mirror »

   Synonyms

   • strange
   • unusual