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Meaning of 'whimsical' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Whimsical [ a.]
- Full of, or characterized by, whims; actuated by a whim; having peculiar notions; queer; strange; freakish.
- Odd or fantastic in appearance; quaintly devised; fantastic.

Meaning of 'whimsical' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . whimsical [ s]
Meaning (1):
- determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
Example in sentence:
  • a capricious refusal;
  • authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious;
  • the victim of whimsical persecutions

Nearby Words:

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