Whim"si*cal (?), a. [From Whimsey.]

1. Full of, or characterized by, whims; actuated by a whim; having

peculiar notions; queer; strange; freakish. "A whimsical insult."

Macaulay.

My neighbors call me whimsical.

Addison.

2. Odd or fantastic in appearance; quaintly devised; fantastic. "A

whimsical chair." Evelyn.

Syn. — Quaint; capricious; fanciful; fantastic.

Whim`si*cal"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being whimsical;

whimsicalness.

Whim"si*cal*ly (?), adv. In a whimsical manner; freakishly.

Whim"si*cal*ness, n. The quality or state of being whimsical;

freakishness; whimsical disposition.

Whim"sy (?), n. A whimsey.

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