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Fanciful

/fˈænsɪfəl/
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(adj) Imaginative or fantastic; ignoring reality.

His ideas are often fanciful, but they're always original.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He told a ____ story about meeting a dragon, but no one in the village believed his tall tale.

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