— whimsically , adv.
/hwim"zi keuhl, wim"-/ , adj.
1. given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious: a pixyish, whimsical fellow.
2. of the nature of or proceeding from whimsy, as thoughts or actions: Her writing showed whimsical notions of human behavior.
3. erratic; unpredictable: He was too whimsical with regard to his work.
[ 1645-55; WHIMS(Y) + -ICAL ]