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whimsical
adjective /ˈwɪm.zɪ.kəl/Definition
› unusual and strange in a way that might be funny or annoying: a whimsical tale Despite his kindly, sometimes whimsical air, he was a shrewd observer of people.Strange, suspicious and unnatural whimsically
/-i/ adverb Strange, suspicious and unnatural whimsicality
/ˌwɪm.zɪˈkæl.ɪ.ti/
/-ə.t̬i/ noun [U] formal
/-ə.t̬i/ noun [U] formal (Definition of whimsical adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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