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whimsical

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1. whimsical - Adjective

2. whimsical - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Full of, or characterized by, whims; actuated by a whim; having peculiar notions; queer; strange; freakish.

Odd or fantastic in appearance; quaintly devised; fantastic.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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So the story of the baby-sitting co-op is not a mere amusement. If people would only take it seriously-if they could only understand that when great economic issues are at stake, whimsical parables are not a waste of time but the key to enlightenment-it is a story that could save the world. Paul Krugman

You must not ever stop being whimsical. And you must not, ever, give anyone else the responsibility for your life. Mary Oliver

I will take his secret to the grave, telling people along the way. Betrayal is no sin if it is whimsical. Tom Stoppard

The rugs that I picked out and the pillows with the little owls, sort of like whimsical throw pillows - I feel like you can never enough whimsical throw pillows in your house, in your life. My husband probably disagrees. Busy Philipps

I like that "once upon a time" quality, where the telling of a tale has an elevated sense of story. There's a whimsical quality to it. Sometimes in fairy tales more things seem possible, even though often they're real world based. Erin Morgenstern

Fashion is a tyrant from which there is no deliverance; all must conform to its whimsical. French Proverb

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