- odd; comical
- teasing; bantering
- perplexed; questioning
Origin of quizzical
from quiz + -ic + -alquizzical
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quizzical
adjective
- Suggesting puzzlement; questioning.
- Teasing; mocking: “His face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air” ( Lawrence Durrell )
- Eccentric; odd.
Related Forms:
- quiz′zi·cal′i·ty
noun
- quiz′zi·cal·ly
adverb
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Adjective
(comparative more quizzical, superlative most quizzical)
- Questioning or suggesting puzzlement.
- Strange or eccentric.
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Sentence Examples
- He lifted a quizzical brow.
- Natasha continued to lean out of the window for a long time, beaming at him with her kindly, slightly quizzical, happy smile.
- She raised a quizzical eyebrow, but he didn't explain.
- Natasha's face, leaning out of the window, beamed with quizzical kindliness.
- Bordeaux lifted a quizzical brow.
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