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unrealistic

adjective
 
 
/ˌʌn.rɪəˈlɪs.tɪk/ US  /-riː.ə-/

Definition

B2 having a wrong idea of what is likely to happen or of what you can really do; not based on facts: I think these sales forecasts are unrealistic, considering how slow sales are at present. [+ to infinitive] It's unrealistic to expect an answer before next week.Useless and futileLogic and reason unrealistically /-tɪ.kəl.i/ adverb Useless and futileLogic and reason
(Definition of unrealistic adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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