Modifying Another Word

• slightly: His solution appears to be to eschew the histrionics, the grandstanding, and play it as a downbeat slightly quizzical damaged human being.

Modifies a noun

• eyebrow: And hadn't they raised a quizzical eyebrow the second?

• expression: The quizzical expression on the lad's face suggested that he was not.

• look: We smiled at the faces of some of the beggars who regarded their good fortune with quizzical looks.

• glance: In turn, the group drew quizzical glances from the shoppers heading for the supermarket!

• smile: The priest looks at me with a quizzical smile.

• quirk: Described in an unidentified hand on the front page as " A quizzical quirk for Xmas " .

Used with adjective complement

• look: Peters: Sorry ( looks quizzical ) can I say that without moving my lips?