| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| whimsical |
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| SYLLABICATION: | whim·si·cal |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  hw m z-k l, wm- |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Determined by, arising from, or marked by whim or caprice. See synonyms at arbitrary. 2. Erratic in behavior or degree of unpredictability: a whimsical personality. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From whimsy. | | OTHER FORMS: | whimsi·cal·ly —ADVERB
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