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whim⋅si⋅cal

[hwim-zi-kuhl, wim-]
–adjective
1. given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious: a pixyish, whimsical fellow.
2. of the nature of or proceeding from whimsy, as thoughts or actions: Her writing showed whimsical notions of human behavior.
3. erratic; unpredictable: He was too whimsical with regard to his work.

Origin:
1645–55; whims(y) + -ical


whim⋅si⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
whim·si·cal   (hwĭm'zĭ-kəl, wĭm'-)   
adj.  
  1. Determined by, arising from, or marked by whim or caprice. See Synonyms at arbitrary.
  2. Erratic in behavior or degree of unpredictability: a whimsical personality.

[From whimsy.]
whim'si·cal·ly adv.

Whimsical

Whim"si*cal\, a. [From Whimsey.]

1. Full of, or characterized by, whims; actuated by a whim; having peculiar notions; queer; strange; freakish. "A whimsical insult." --Macaulay.

My neighbors call me whimsical. --Addison.

2. Odd or fantastic in appearance; quaintly devised; fantastic. "A whimsical chair." --Evelyn.

Syn: Quaint; capricious; fanciful; fantastic.
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