fantastic

fantastic
fan•tas•tic
[[t]fænˈtæs tɪk[/t]] also fan•tas′ti•cal adj.
1) conceived or seemingly conceived by an unrestrained imagination; odd and remarkable; bizarre; grotesque
2) fanciful or capricious, as persons or their ideas or actions
3) not based on reality; imaginary or groundless; irrational:
fantastic fears[/ex]
4) extravagantly fanciful
5) extremely great; lavish:
to earn a fantastic salary[/ex]
6) inf extraordinarily good
Etymology: 1350–1400; ME fantastik pertaining to the imaginative faculty < ML fantasticus < Gk phantastikós able to present or show (to the mind) fan•tas′ti•cal•ly, adv. fan•tas′ti•cal•ness, fan•tas`ti•cal′i•ty, n. syn: fantastic, bizarre, grotesque share a sense of deviation from what is normal or expected. fantastic suggests a wild lack of restraint and a fancifulness so extreme as to lose touch with reality: a fantastic new space vehicle. bizarre implies striking or odd elements that surprise and captivate the observer: bizarre costumes for Mardi Gras. grotesque implies shocking distortion or incongruity, sometimes ludicrous, but more often pitiful or tragic: the grotesque gestures of a mime.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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