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unwhimsically

unwhimsically adverb: not whimsically; seriously, soberly.

Adverb

unwhimsically (comparative more unwhimsically, superlative most unwhimsically)

  1. Not whimsically; seriously, soberly.
    • Translated by Sam Taylor and unwhimsically retitled "Adèle," it landed here a few years after “The Perfect Nanny,” to a lesser reception.2025 July 26, Leah Greenblatt, “2 Novels for Double Lives”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Jul 2025

Forms of unwhimsically

comparativemore unwhimsically
superlativemost unwhimsically

Origin of unwhimsically

From un- + whimsically or unwhimsical + -ly.

Questions about unwhimsically

What does unwhimsically mean?
Unwhimsically means not whimsically; seriously, soberly.
What part of speech is unwhimsically?
Unwhimsically is an adverb.

Words near unwhimsically in the dictionary

  1. unwhig
  2. unwhigged
  3. unwhigging
  4. unwhigs
  5. unwhimsical
  6. unwhimsically
  7. unwhining
  8. unwhip
  9. unwhippable
  10. unwhipped
  11. unwhipped of justice

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