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whimmy

/ˈʍɪmi/

whimmy adjective: full of whims; whimsical.

Adjective

whimmy (comparative more whimmy, superlative most whimmy)

  1. (archaic) Full of whims; whimsical.
    • The study of Rabbinical literature either finds a man whimmy or makes him so.1827, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Notes on Oxley

Forms of whimmy

comparativemore whimmy
superlativemost whimmy

Origin of whimmy

From whim + -y.

Phrases with whimmy

Questions about whimmy

What does whimmy mean?
Whimmy means full of whims; whimsical.
What part of speech is whimmy?
Whimmy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce whimmy?
Whimmy is pronounced /ˈʍɪmi/.

Words near whimmy in the dictionary

  1. whimbrels
  2. whimling
  3. whimlings
  4. whimmed
  5. whimming
  6. whimmy
  7. whimmy diddle
  8. whimmy diddles
  9. whimp
  10. whimper
  11. whimperative

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