fanciful
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Seems some committee decided they were too fanciful for an ordinary country church.
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Jack of Diamonds was a sparkly name he had lately been dropping in our midst, of this fanciful character he kept bragging about.
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The bright colors, asymmetry and fanciful woodwork of Queen Annes gained nationwide popularity in the late 19th century.
Siphonophores -- largely translucent creatures in fanciful shapes resembling toddlers' drawings -- glowed as they drifted by, and silver, fingernail-sized fish skittered out of the sub's wake.
From Barron's
Children from different worlds meet for a fanciful joining of forces in the animated fantasy “Arco,” though in this case the barrier between the two kids is time.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.