Whimsically

* The word “one** has been referred to whimsically as the “Harvard mantra. ❋ KARL ALBRECHT (1979)

Henry and Daisy have been to see the _lying in state_, as lying stark and dead is called whimsically, of the Duke of Sussex. ❋ Unknown (1907)

Henry and Daisy have been to see the lying in state, as lying stark and dead is called whimsically, of the Duke of Sussex. ❋ Kenyon, Frederic G (1898)

On grave subjects she had the manner of speaking of a shy scholar, and between grave and playful, between smiling and serious, her clear head, her nobly poised character, seemed to him to have never had a prototype and to elude the art of picturing it in expression, until he heard Lydiard call her whimsically, 'Portia disrobing.' ❋ George Meredith (1868)

On grave subjects she had the manner of speaking of a shy scholar, and between grave and playful, between smiling and serious, her clear head, her nobly poised character, seemed to him to have never had a prototype and to elude the art of picturing it in expression, until he heard Lydiard call her whimsically, 'Portia disrobing' ❋ George Meredith (1868)

Every other gorgeous phrase whimsically punctuated with a tight, up-curving trill like the shudder of an arrow thwacked into a tree trunk.

It's not just because they loved Jackson's sugar-pop music but, I suspect and correct me if I'm wrong because he lived in a manner that they themselves would love to savor -- a kind of whimsically perverted, high-denial, candy-cane existence in which all malignancies are ignored or suppressed in order to satisfy each and every fantasy-dream whim, without compromise or hesitation. ❋ N A (2009)

She draws readers into a sensual world where screen doors smell like rust, where the pleasure of smoking is signaled by the smell of sulfur with the striking of a match, where riding in a car with an elderly person behind the wheel, "whimsically" stepping on the gas and brakes, feels "like being in a rocking chair." ❋ Nancy Bass Wyden (2008)

"You're a poet," whimsically, "I want you to write some letters to me because I know you must write beautiful." ❋ Harry Kemp (1921)

For the sake of our children, we must be able to both whimsically recall that old tattered book by our bedside and also acknowledge that the eReader is ushering in a new era of readers. ❋ Pam Allyn (2011)

But this adjustment, unlike the one in 1951, was not done whimsically, but to accommodate the needs of television and corporate backers. ❋ John Paul Newport (2010)

Others, like Mister Magnolia, revel whimsically in language. ❋ Unknown (2011)

At the start, Hicks is a testy, whimsically powerful tyrant who delights in tricking the assembled court by entering from the side they are least expecting. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The story is set in 1964, when a "mammoth muscular" dog—who calls himself Mr. Chartwell, after Churchill's home, or, more whimsically, Black Pat—makes it his job to oppress the 89-year-old Churchill, who is retiring from public office. ❋ Sam Sacks (2011)

[The odd] [child] was very whimsical. ❋ Hisokabuttbutt (2014)

[Art student]: This piece is fun, engaging, and reminds me of playfulness. [The circles] in the center are very bouncy and vibrant. Professor: [Whimsical], you mean. Art student: Huh? Professor: Use "[whimsical]" or else no one in a gallery will give you a second glance. ❋ Wookiecookies24 (2012)

Friend- “Have you seen [Alice in wonderland], that place is [so weird].” Myself- “Well, it’s definitely [whimsical]. I thought it was kinda beautiful.” ❋ You’re True Special Admirer (2019)

Becky: Look at that guy over there [gazing] at the lake! [Gay Tom]: I know, he is such a [whimsic]. ❋ Emma123 (2010)

"Wow, [omigosh]. Look at that [peachy girl]! She's so....uhmmm...its so...[how do you say] it? Its kinda shira-ish....its whimsical! Thats it." ❋ Peachypeachpeach (2010)

"Look at that kid that just got up from the [lunch table]. He is sooo whimsical. Prolly has [7 inch] bicepts." "[True dat]!" ❋ Spence M. (2007)

[The book] [fell off] [the shelf] in "whimsical cadence". ❋ __AR__ (2007)

guy one: I [haven]’t seen [Laurel] in a couple days guy two: [oh yea] I gave her that italian whimsical so she’s probably still in bed ❋ Syrupdrizzleonyournipple (2019)

What a [whimsical wanker]... [check out] that whimsical wanker... my [manager] is a whimsical wanker ❋ Lauriciousltown (2011)

"We were in Wal-Mart, [high as a motherfucker], and this kid in a [wheel chair] rolls by. [Ross] just went into a fucking Whimsical Randall" ❋ Ghandis X (2005)