blue-sky (blskī)
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Tweet adj. 1. a. Not limited by conventional notions of what is practical or feasible; imaginative or visionary: "Proponents of blue-sky thinking often cite the Wright brothers as validation" (David Colman). b. Unrealistic or impractical: "[The author] shows what is testable physics, what is philosophy's domain, and what is blue-sky nonsense" (Ann Finkbeiner). 2. or blue-skied (-skīd) Having a cloudless sky; clear: a blue-sky day. intr.v. blue-skied, blue-sky·ing, blue-skies To hold or express unrealistic or impractical views, especially in estimating something. |
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