English Explanatory Dictionary

pie-in-the-sky

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Lacking reality and serviceability.
  2. Of a dream unlikely to ever come true; impractical, unrealizable.

Pronunciation

/ˈpaɪ n̩ ðə ˈskaɪ/ En-au-pie-in-the-sky.ogg

Word forms

pie-in-the-sky more pie-in-the-sky most pie-in-the-sky pie in the sky

Etymology

From the noun pie in the sky.

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