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Definition of "phantasmagorical" [phantasmagorical]

  • Alternative form of phantasmagoric. (adjective)

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Use "phantasmagorical" in a sentence
  • "The manuscript was locked in his desk until a year after his death and has been described as a phantasmagorical crime story in which a petty thief and murderer finds himself trapped in a cosmic police station where he learns about atomic theory and "the intertwined destinies of men and bicycles.""
  • "A subplot weaves in phantasmagorical elements such as a giant escaped tiger that is ravaging the Upper East Side, that bastion of old money and property."
  • "The novel is a gut-wrenching, soul-churning, emotional wreck, bringing to mind some Harlan Ellison's "phantasmagorical" hara-kiris - combined with Raymond Chandler, no less."
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