whimsical
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whimsical (ˈwɪmzɪkəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | spontaneously fanciful or playful |
| 2. | given to whims; capricious |
| 3. | quaint, unusual, or fantastic |
| whimsicality | |
| —n | |
| 'whimsically | |
| —adv | |
| 'whimsicalness | |
| —n | |
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Whimsical
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| to prevent by action in advance, anticipate, or to buy up goods in advance in order to increase the price when resold |
| insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth. |
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Example sentences
The biblical rhetoric, as well as the whimsical retreat from it, suggests some uncertainty.
With his wild and whimsical imagery, the Russian-born artist bucked the trends of 20th-century art.
The free and whimsical cartoon caricatures have made way for a closer resemblance to life, which the camera can show better.
Whimsical and accessible, the writer-illustrator team presents complex ideas with their characteristic verve.
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