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whimsical

[ hwim-zi-kuhl, wim- ]

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adjective

given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious:
a pixyish, whimsical fellow.
of the nature of or proceeding from whimsy, as thoughts or actions:
Her writing showed whimsical notions of human behavior.
erratic; unpredictable:
He was too whimsical with regard to his work.

whimsical

/ ˌwɪmzɪˈkælɪtɪ; ˈwɪmzɪkəl /

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First recorded in 1645–55; whims(y) + -ical

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Lyricist E. Y. “Yip” Harburg was as provocative as Hammerstein, though with a much less earnest, more whimsical sensibility.

Bulbous columns, winding staircases, and whimsical bas-reliefs of mythical creatures wrap around the palace.

The actor transformed from a sensual Marilyn Monroe to a whimsical Salvador Dali to a starving migrant mother, seamlessly.

The artists are no stranger to the whimsical and the surreal.

In January, the newly revived Schiaparelli sent out its first couture collection in decades, presenting light, whimsical clothing.

For a moment there was no consciousness in their gaze; then a whimsical ghost of a smile crept about his mouth.

Ida thought it was, but the quiet confidence behind his whimsical manner appealed to her.

Weston was a little leaner, and his face was grimmer than it had been, for the whimsical carelessness had faded out of it.

An instance of oaths being subjected to the like whimsical conditions is noticeable in the domestic manners of Old Germany.

There was a whimsical smile on his lips, but his eyes were wonderfully tender.

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