blue-sky
adjective/ˌbluː ˈskaɪ/
/ˌbluː ˈskaɪ/
[only before noun]- involving new and interesting ideas for things which are not yet possible or practical
- The government has been doing some blue-sky thinking on how to improve school standards.
- The laboratory tries to maintain a balance between applied research and blue-sky research.
- A team of designers have been briefed to come up with blue-sky ideas to overhaul the company’s image.
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