quizzical
Americanadjective
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odd, queer, or comical.
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questioning or puzzled.
a quizzical expression on her face.
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derisively questioning, ridiculing, or chaffing.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- quizzicality noun
- quizzically adverb
- quizzicalness noun
- unquizzical adjective
- unquizzically adverb
Etymology
Origin of quizzical
Example Sentences
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She uses it to make anything from trinket boxes to ornate geometric vases to statuettes of quizzical creatures.
From Los Angeles Times
As we left the snack corner I walked extra slowly, and Bright cast a quizzical glance at me.
From Literature
Aunt Kate gave me a quizzical look as she reached over and popped a yellow candy in her mouth.
From Literature
He was sending patients for so many tests, for such obscure toxins or conditions, that some reported being met with an increasingly quizzical eye at the testing clinic, as if to say, "What now?"
From BBC
And there might be some quizzical looks at some of the language in the emails - for instance "Fall" rather than "Autumn", which is more like American English than British.
From BBC
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