fancifully, whimsically
(adverb) in a fanciful manner; “the Christmas tree was fancifully decorated”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
whimsically (comparative more whimsically, superlative most whimsically)
in a whimsical manner
Source: Wiktionary
Whim"si*cal*ly, adv.
Definition: In a whimsical manner; freakishly.
Whim"si*cal, a. Etym: [From Whimsey.]
1. Full of, or characterized by, whims; actuated by a whim; having peculiar notions; queer; strange; freakish. "A whimsical insult." Macaulay. My neighbors call me whimsical. Addison.
2. Odd or fantastic in appearance; quaintly devised; fantastic. "A whimsical chair." Evelyn.
Syn.
– Quaint; capricious; fanciful; fantastic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 November 2024
(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
