unwhimsically en · ADV
Etymology
From un- + whimsically or unwhimsical + -ly.
Meanings
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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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unwhimsically | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unwhimsically | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |