whimsical
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"It just seems so whimsical and delightful to be able to do that."
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Smith had studied the architects while a student at Hampton University, and has documented on his Instagram their various stylings, which range from restrained to whimsical to ornate.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
A summer sky appears “fitful and whimsical in a brisk north breeze.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
At $1,599, it wasn’t exactly cheap, but it was the most whimsical piece of tech I’ve ever owned.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
She’d liked the map of Kerch best, a whimsical drawing of their island nation, surrounded by mermaids swimming in the True Sea and ships blown along by winds depicted as fat-cheeked men.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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