whimsicallyadv.

Brit.

/ˈwɪmzᵻkli/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)wɪmzᵻk(ə)li/

Etymology: < whimsical adj. + -ly suffix².

In a whimsical manner; capriciously; oddly, fantastically.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adverb] > capriciously

unstaidly1556

fantastically1567

humorously1593

skittishly1598

fantasticly1599

garishly1606

humoursomely1653

whimsily1654

quirkishly1673

peevishlya1680

whimsically1711

fancifully1741

capriciously1746

flightily1780

erratically1861

tricksily1866

vagariously1892

quirkily1926

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 100. ⁋4 I thought it was whimsically said of a Gentleman, That if Varilas had Wit, it would be the best Wit in the World.

1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews I. i. xvii. 130 Her Passions..were not so whimsically capricious that one Man only could lay them.

1794 R. B. Sheridan Duenna (new ed.) ii. 46 Was ever truant daughter so whimsically circumstanced as I am!

1821 J. W. Croker in Croker Papers 1 Aug. (1884) I. 199 Our supper whimsically served; the first dish being green peas alone.

a1861 T. Winthrop Life in Open Air (1863) 103 The mist, white and delicate where we stood, but thick and black above, opened whimsically and delusively.

1888 J. W. Burgon Lives Twelve Good Men II. v. 65 How whimsically Wilberforce was capable of blending the pathetic and the playful.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	whimsically
释义	whimsicallyadv. Brit. /ˈwɪmzᵻkli/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɪmzᵻk(ə)li/ Etymology: < whimsical adj. + -ly suffix². In a whimsical manner; capriciously; oddly, fantastically. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adverb] > capriciously unstaidly1556 fantastically1567 humorously1593 skittishly1598 fantasticly1599 garishly1606 humoursomely1653 whimsily1654 quirkishly1673 peevishlya1680 whimsically1711 fancifully1741 capriciously1746 flightily1780 erratically1861 tricksily1866 vagariously1892 quirkily1926 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 100. ⁋4 I thought it was whimsically said of a Gentleman, That if Varilas had Wit, it would be the best Wit in the World. 1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews I. i. xvii. 130 Her Passions..were not so whimsically capricious that one Man only could lay them. View more context for this quotation 1794 R. B. Sheridan Duenna (new ed.) ii. 46 Was ever truant daughter so whimsically circumstanced as I am! 1821 J. W. Croker in Croker Papers 1 Aug. (1884) I. 199 Our supper whimsically served; the first dish being green peas alone. a1861 T. Winthrop Life in Open Air (1863) 103 The mist, white and delicate where we stood, but thick and black above, opened whimsically and delusively. 1888 J. W. Burgon Lives Twelve Good Men II. v. 65 How whimsically Wilberforce was capable of blending the pathetic and the playful. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.1711
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