Both Uses of
whimsical
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- Only one of those whimsical little incidents which will happen when you have four million human beings all jostling each other within the space of a few square miles.
Chpt 7 *whimsical = determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity or reason -- often playful
- Chance has put in our way a most singular and whimsical problem, and its solution is its own reward.†
Chpt 7
Definition:
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(whimsical) playful, amusing, or impulsive rather than seriously rational