blue-sky

Definition of Blue-sky in English :

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Adjective

1. blue-sky

without immediate commercial value

Example Sentences:
'the company cannot afford to do blue-sky research'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Blue-sky

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noun

1. (modifier)

of or denoting theoretical research without regard to any future application of its result

a blue-sky project

verb -skies, -skying or -skied

2.

to theorize (about something that may not lead to any practical application)

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adjective

of no value; worthless

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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.

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