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单词 whimsical
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whimsical

[ hwim-zi-kuhl, wim- ]
/ ˈʰwɪm zɪ kəl, ˈwɪm- /
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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.

Origin of whimsical

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

OTHER WORDS FROM whimsical

whim·si·cal·ly, adverbun·whim·si·cal, adjectiveun·whim·si·cal·ly, adverbun·whim·si·cal·ness, noun

Words nearby whimsical

whilst, whim, whimbrel, whimper, whimsey, whimsical, whimsicality, whimsy, whim-wham, whin, whinchat
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British Dictionary definitions for whimsical

whimsical
/ (ˈwɪmzɪkəl) /

adjective

spontaneously fanciful or playful
given to whims; capricious
quaint, unusual, or fantastic

Derived forms of whimsical

whimsicality (ˌwɪmzɪˈkælɪtɪ), nounwhimsically, adverbwhimsicalness, noun
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