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fanciful
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fanciful
(adjective)
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fanciful
/
ˈ
fænsɪfəl/
adjective
fanciful
/
ˈ
fænsɪfəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of FANCIFUL
[
more fanciful; most fanciful
]
1
:
coming from the imagination
a
fanciful
tale of a monster in the woods
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2
:
showing imagination
:
unusual and appealing
They gave all their children
fanciful
names.
fanciful
architecture
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— fancifully
/
ˈ
fænsɪfli/
adverb
fancifully
[=
imaginatively
] named children
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