whimsical

  • 11whimsical — adjective 1) a whimsical sense of humor Syn: fanciful, playful, mischievous, waggish, quaint, quizzical, curious, droll; eccentric, quirky, idiosyncratic, unconventional, outlandish, queer, fey; informal offbeat, freaky 2) …

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  • 12whimsical — UK [ˈwɪmzɪk(ə)l] / US / US [ˈhwɪmzɪk(ə)l] adjective 1) made or done for fun, not seriously a whimsical design 2) slightly strange or old fashioned She gave him a nod and a whimsical smile. Derived word: whimsically UK [ˈwɪmzɪklɪ] / US / US… …

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  • 13whimsical — adjective Etymology: whimsy Date: 1653 1. full of, actuated by, or exhibiting whims 2. a. resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice; especially lightly fanciful < whimsical decorations > b. subject to erratic behavior or unpredictable&#8230; …

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  • 14whimsical — whim|si|cal [ˈwımzıkəl] adj unusual or strange and often amusing ▪ He has a wonderful whimsical sense of humour. &GT;whimsically [ kli] adv …

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  • 15whimsical — adjective unusual or strange and often amusing: a whimsical smile whimsically, adverb whimsicality noun (U) …

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  • 16whimsical — whim•si•cal [[t]ˈ(h)wɪm zɪ kəl, ˈwɪm [/t]] adj. 1) given to fanciful notions; capricious 2) of the nature of or proceeding from whimsy, as thoughts or actions: whimsical inventions[/ex] 3) erratic; unpredictable • Etymology: 1645–55 whim&#8230; …

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  • 17Whimsical Will — (real name: William Simpson [ [http://dmdb.org/cgi bin/plinfo view.pl?DN0000001 Details for Whimsical Will] , from The Demented Music Database!] ) is the Demented News broadcaster on the Dr. Demento radio show. He also has recorded false comedy&#8230; …

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  • 18Whimsical (horse) — Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = Whimsical caption = sire = Orlando grandsire = Orme dam = Kismet damsire = Hindoo sex = Filly foaled = 1903 country = United States flagicon|USA colour = Chestnut owner = T. J. Gaynor breeder = Raceland&#8230; …

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  • 19Whimsical Stakes — Horseraces infobox class = Grade III horse race = Whimsical Stakes caption = location = Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario inaugurated = 1956 race type = Thoroughbred Flat racing website = [http://www.woodbineentertainment.com&#8230; …

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  • 20whimsical — adjective Given to whimsy; capricious; odd; peculiar; playful; light hearted or amusing …

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