"utopic" meaning in English

See utopic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more utopic [comparative], most utopic [superlative]
Etymology: From utopia + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|utopia|ic}} utopia + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} utopic (comparative more utopic, superlative most utopic)
  1. Seeming to originate in utopia; utopian
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