Whimsical
adjective
1.
given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious:
a pixyish, whimsical fellow.
2.
of the nature of or proceeding from whimsy, as thoughts or actions:
Her writing showed whimsical notions of human behavior.
3.
erratic; unpredictable:
He was too whimsical with regard to his work.
adjective
1.
spontaneously fanciful or playful
2.
given to whims; capricious
3.
quaint, unusual, or fantastic
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