Meaning & use
Whimsically
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In a playful, fanciful, or quaintly unpredictable manner.
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The garden was whimsically decorated with mismatched teacups and fairy lights.
She whimsically suggested they drive to the coast with no plan at all.
A note on using this word
Related to 'whim,' a sudden fanciful impulse, of uncertain origin in English.
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