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blue-sky
[bloo-skahy]
adjective
fanciful; impractical.
blue-sky ideas.
(especially of securities) having dubious value; not financially sound.
a blue-sky stock.
blue-sky
noun
(modifier) of or denoting theoretical research without regard to any future application of its result
a blue-sky project
verb
to theorize (about something that may not lead to any practical application)
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of blue-sky1
Example Sentences
Eskow: This may be blue-sky thinking, but it occurs to me that the progressive movement can display leadership and vision in forming that front, at a time when those qualities seem to be lacking elsewhere.
Straight ahead, the Pacific sparkled on the sunny, blue-sky Friday.
Indeed, it may be some blue-sky thinking from a player, no matter how brilliant, who has not won a trophy in his career for club or country.
When they hit together on the Redondo Union High courts one blue-sky afternoon last month, Giron was ranked 45th in the world, hot off his first ATP title in Newport, R.I., in the summer.
We’ve had some lovely blue-sky days in late July with temperatures in the low 80s, but Thursday, the clouds were back for a good part of the day.
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