Fanciful
Fanciful adjective - Not real and existing only in the imagination.
Usage example: the fanciful creatures that J.R.R. Tolkien created for his Middle Earth novels
True
True adjective - Existing in fact and not merely as a possibility.
Usage example: the true scope of this environmental problem is far greater than anyone imagined
Both words in one sentence
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Prophecies Are Always Right Nom Anor spins a bunch of fanciful tales while claiming to be the Prophet Yu'Shaa...then the tales come true.
Source: Literature / New Jedi Order -
Among themselves they use metal, stone, or wooden skeletons called "true bodies" which particularly creative Kandra often make into wild and fanciful shapes to show off their abilities.
Source: Voluntary Shapeshifting
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