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whim⋅si⋅cal
[hwim-zi-kuh
l, 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. |
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| whim·si·cal (hwĭm'zĭ-kəl, wĭm'-) adj.
[From whimsy.] whim'si·cal·ly adv. |
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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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