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Definition of blue-sky adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

blue-sky

adjective
 
/ˌbluː ˈskaɪ/
 
/ˌbluː ˈskaɪ/
[only before noun]
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  1. 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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