quizzical

[ kwiz-i-kuhl ]
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adjective
  1. odd, queer, or comical.

  2. questioning or puzzled: a quizzical expression on her face.

  1. derisively questioning, ridiculing, or chaffing.

Origin of quizzical

1
First recorded in 1790–1800; quiz + -ical

Other words from quizzical

  • quiz·zi·cal·i·ty, quiz·zi·cal·ness, noun
  • quiz·zi·cal·ly, adverb
  • un·quiz·zi·cal, adjective
  • un·quiz·zi·cal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for quizzical

quizzical

/ (ˈkwɪzɪkəl) /


adjective
  1. questioning and mocking or supercilious: a quizzical look

Derived forms of quizzical

  • quizzicality, noun
  • quizzically, adverb

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