quizzical

[ kwiz-i-kuhl ]

/ ˈkwɪz ɪ kəl /

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adjective

odd, queer, or comical.

questioning or puzzled: a quizzical expression on her face.

derisively questioning, ridiculing, or chaffing.

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Origin of quizzical

First recorded in 1790–1800; quiz + -ical

OTHER WORDS FROM quizzical

quiz·zi·cal·i·ty, quiz·zi·cal·ness, nounquiz·zi·cal·ly, adverbun·quiz·zi·cal, adjectiveun·quiz·zi·cal·ly, adverb

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How to use quizzical in a sentence

She looked at me quizzically, and, with equal confusion, I shrugged.
The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks|Max Brooks|January 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Captain had trotted in, and was sitting close by, looking first at one and then at the other of us quizzically.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
He studied them a moment, then his eyes narrowed quizzically as he turned to Betty.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle|Laura Lee Hope
"And yet you said you could almost love him for making your mother decide to come out here," Allen reminded her quizzically.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle|Laura Lee Hope

Baxter (noticing he is holding her hand, moving to them and looking at them quizzically–indignantly to Devenish).
Belinda|A. A. Milne
Will looked at the boy quizzically for a moment before he answered.
The Call of the Beaver Patrol|V. T. Sherman

British Dictionary definitions for quizzical

quizzical

/ (ˈkwɪzɪkəl) /

adjective

questioning and mocking or superciliousa quizzical look

Derived forms of quizzical

quizzicality, nounquizzically, adverb

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