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quirky

[ kwur-kee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, quirk·i·er, quirk·i·est.

Origin of quirky¹

First recorded in 1800–10; quirk + -y ¹

You remember that girl, the one who was so quirky and talented.

She started out as a quirky brunette with a dream, a girl from Dallas who wanted us to love her.

The quirky chapter on extraterrestrial life is set at Los Angeles International Airport.

But what about the eloquent, book smart, interesting, quirky, inquisitive black woman, you ask?

The ladies score the leading roles while the men are left to portray quirky, comedic (and mostly undesirable) characters.

Without a word Bud took him, but the quirky smile hid at the corners of his mouth, and under Cash's beard still lurked the grin.

She snagged a piano and pounded out barrelhouse runs in quirky time as I carried the main thread of the movement on a cello.

And those quirky, idle noises this pen makes are delightful, and would break your easy fluency with wit.

Miss Hampton comes back at him with that quirky smile of hers.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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