Both Uses of
whimsical
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- I have not read the will myself, but I heard there was something queer of the sort, very whimsically expressed.†
Chpt 1
- It occurred to one young gentleman to make the whimsical inquiry whether any one could possibly look upon such an animal as a woman, and so forth….†
Chpt 3 *
Definition:
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(whimsical) playful, amusing, or impulsive rather than seriously rational