a. [ F. fantastique, fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; able to represent, fr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; to make visible. See Fancy. ]
There at the foot of yonder nodding beech,
That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high. T. Gray.
n. A person given to fantastic dress, manners, etc.; an eccentric person; a fop. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Our fantastics, who, having a fine watch, take all ocasions to draw it out to be seen. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Fanciful; unreal; whimsical; capricious; fantastic. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Fantastically. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a fantastic manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
the letter A, in scarlet, fantastically embroidered with gold thread, upon her bosom. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being fantastic. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being fantastical; fancifulness; whimsicality. Ruskin. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Fantastically. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Fantasticalness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ It. ] A fantastic. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]