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blue-sky
blue-sky (blo͞o′skī′)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.blue-sky or blue-skiesn (modifier) of or denoting theoretical research without regard to any future application of its result: a blue-sky project. vb, -skies, -skying or -skiedto theorize (about something that may not lead to any practical application)blue′-sky′
adj. fanciful; impractical: blue-sky ideas. [1890–95] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | blue-sky - without immediate commercial value; "the company cannot afford to do blue-sky research"noncommercial - not connected with or engaged in commercial enterprises |
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