whimsical
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If you’re a child of the 1970s, you probably looked to the whimsical optimism of the cartoon show “The Jetsons” for an idea of what the future of travel might look like.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
While much of the album feels appropriately bittersweet, McCartney finds plenty of time for whimsical diversions.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
But lighting is an intimate affair in this city; Los Angeles has long loved its ornamental and whimsical street lamps.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Given the seriousness of the King's objectives – with no less than the future of US-UK relations at stake – his speech was, at times, whimsical.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
The answers on the back were equally whimsical and often included drawings—many of them lovely, thought Ophelia—in this case a sketch of the neural pathways of the eye.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Vocabulary lists containing whimsical
Grade 10, List 5
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