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quizzical definition

quiz·zi·cal (kwiz′i kəl)

adjective

  1. odd; comical
  2. teasing; bantering
  3. perplexed; questioning

Etymology: < quiz + -ic + -al

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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