All 3 Uses of
whimsical
in
Catch-22
- Colonel Korn was struck with a whimsical thought.†
Chpt 11 *whimsical = playful, amusing, or impulsive rather than seriously rational
- The idea of murdering Orr was so ridiculous that he began to consider it seriously with queer whimsy and fascination.†
Chpt 28
- He sat up in bed with his back resting against the headboard, lit a cigarette, smiled slightly with wry amusement, and stared with whimsical sympathy at the vivid, pop-eyed horror that had implanted itself permanently on Major Danby's face the day of the mission to Avignon, when General Dreedle had ordered him taken outside and shot.†
Chpt 42