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whimsical
whim·si·cal [ wímzik'l, hwímzik'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. fanciful: imaginative and impulsive
2. amusing: slightly odd or playfully humorous, especially in an endearing way
He gave me that whimsical smile of his.
3. erratic or unpredictable: behaving in a way that is impossible to predict
She distrusted his whimsical nature.
[Mid-17th century. <whimsy]

whim·si·cal·i·ty [ wìmzi kállətee, hwìmzi kállətee ] noun
whim·si·cal·ly adverb
whim·si·cal·ness noun
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