quizzical

Jack was 6 months old, all cheeks and smiles and full quizzical eyebrows, a delight we never got to share.
My Kids Can't Get Vaccinated Yet, and I'm Barely Keeping It Together|Katie Gutierrez|December 20, 2021|Time
He’s not exactly tortured, but he is quizzical, an eternal seeker of truth as well as truffles.
In Pig, Nicolas Cage Plays a Grouchy, Meditative Hermit—and Gives His Best Performance in Years|Stephanie Zacharek|July 15, 2021|Time
Charles raised a quizzical eyebrow and it fell to his son to tell him, "Pa, you should be pleased!"
William Tells Dad, "You're Buff, Pa!"|Tom Sykes|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Or perhaps name it after Pooh himself, with his quizzical faith in human (animal) nature?
Michael Tomasky on How Obama Needs to Make Mitt Unacceptable Again|Michael Tomasky|October 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST

All of these tricks forced a furrowing of the brow, a quizzical expression, and the use of a little brain power to digest it all.
Paris Fall 2012 Fashion Week: Haider Ackermann, Lanvin, and Comme des Garçons|Robin Givhan|March 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She gave me a quizzical look,” recounts the president, “her slate-grey eyes widening as she tilted her head gently forward.
The Princess and the President|Eric Pape|September 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Osmond Orgreave entered the room, quizzical, and at once began to tease Clayhanger about the infrequency of his visits.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
"I don't know whether I like you or not," replied Edna, gazing down at the little woman with a quizzical look.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
The look in her face was quizzical, yet there was a strange, elusive gravity in her eyes, an almost pathetic appealing.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete|Gilbert Parker
Looking around, he saw the guide had flung aside his blanket and was sitting erect, with a quizzical expression on his face.
Two Boys in Wyoming|Edward S. Ellis
On one sits a tiny boy with a quizzical intelligent little face.
Round the Wonderful World|G. E. Mitton

British Dictionary definitions for quizzical

quizzical

/ (ˈkwɪzɪkəl) /

adjective

questioning and mocking or superciliousa quizzical look

Derived forms of quizzical

quizzicality, nounquizzically, adverb

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

quizzical

Origin of quizzical

OTHER WORDS FROM quizzical

Words nearby quizzical

Words related to quizzical

How to use quizzical in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for quizzical

Derived forms of quizzical