whimsically
3
5.7
- adverb
- /ˈwɪmzɪkli/
:
de manera caprichosa
- The children drew whimsically, creating silly monsters and magical landscapes.
So it was very Wonderland whimsically, but at the same time it had like a plot that made sense.
- So it was very Wonderland whimsically, but at the same time it had like a plot that made sense.
Examples
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Meanwhile, Red had let her hair grow so that, instead of a severe boy's cut, it now curled whimsically in casual bright wisps around her face.
Fiction book (1990) -
How else will you ever learn to get around on Mars?" she asked whimsically.
Fiction book (1997) -
So it was very Wonderland whimsically, but at the same time it had like a plot that made sense.
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The motif of center and circle recurs in another whimsically domestic setting in Middlemarch.
Academic text (1997) -
The city, whimsically illuminated, had taken advantage of the occasion to decree a night of festivity.
Fiction book (1994) -
But you can tell how happy a society is through its nursery rhymes, and Javaland's are whimsically poetic.
Blog text (19) -
Maurice Sendak whimsically satirizes this vice in his tiny "cautionary tale" for children entitled Pierre.
Academic text (1994) -
Gorey's work tends to combine whimsically grim storylines with dour yet dancerly protagonists.
Blog text (2) -
The garden was whimsically decorated with colorful flowers and quirky sculptures.
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She laughed whimsically as she imagined the adventures of a talking cat.
Synonyms
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1.4
In a fun, teasing way
2
4.1
In a creative way that uses new ideas
1
5.7
In a way that shows imagination and looks unreal
1
6.9
In a funny, slightly odd way that makes people smile
In a funny, strange way that makes people laugh
Antonyms
How Whimsical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Whimsically comes from the simple words whim and whimsy, which mean 'a sudden, playful idea' or 'a fancy'. Think of a quick, fun choice like wearing mismatched socks just for laughs, and you will remember that whimsically means doing something in a playful, fanciful way.