\Whim"si*cal\, a. [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.