quizzical

quizzical
Synonyms and related words:
absurd, agape, agog, all agog, amusing, bantering, bizarre, booing, burning with curiosity, catcalling, catechistic, chaffing, consumed with curiosity, curious, derisive, derisory, disbelieving, droll, eccentric, fleering, flippant, fooling, funny, ghoulish, gossipy, grinning, hilarious, hissing, hooting, humorous, incongruous, inquiring, inquisitional, inquisitive, inquisitorial, interested, interrogational, interrogative, interrogatory, itchy, jeering, jollying, joshing, kidding, laughable, leering, ludicrous, mocking, morbid, morbidly curious, odd, open-eyed, openmouthed, overcurious, panning, priceless, probing, prurient, puzzled, quaint, queer, querying, questioning, quizzing, ragging, railing, rallying, razzing, rich, ridiculing, ridiculous, risible, roasting, scoffing, scopophiliac, screaming, searching, skeptical, smart, smart-alecky, smart-ass, smirking, sneering, snickering, sniggering, snorting, supercurious, taunting, teasing, twitting, unbelieving, voyeuristic, whimsical, witty

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  • Quizzical — Quiz zic*al (kw[i^]z z[i^]*kal), a. Relating to quizzing; given to quizzing; of the nature of a quiz; farcical; sportive. [1913 Webster] {Quiz zic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • quizzical — index inquisitive, interrogative, ironic, skeptical, suspicious (distrustful) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • quizzical — 1789, from quiz odd or eccentric person (1782), of unknown origin (see QUIZ (Cf. quiz)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • quizzical — [adj] appearing confused or curious amusing, aporetic, arch, bantering, derisive, disbelieving, eccentric, incredulous, inquiring, inquisitive, mocking, odd, probing, quaint, queer, questioning, sardonic, searching, showme*, skeptical,… …   New thesaurus

  • quizzical — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ indicating mild or amused puzzlement. DERIVATIVES quizzicality noun quizzically adverb quizzicalness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • quizzical — [kwiz′i kəl] adj. [< QUIZ + IC + AL] 1. odd; comical 2. teasing; bantering 3. perplexed; questioning quizzicality [quiz′zikal′ə tē] n. quizzically adv …   English World dictionary

  • quizzical — adjective Date: 1797 1. comically quaint < a quizzical old man > 2. mildly teasing or mocking < a quizzical remark > 3. expressive of puzzlement, curiosity, or disbelief < raised a quizzical eyebrow > • quizzicality noun • quizzically …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • quizzical — quiz|zi|cal [ˈkwızıkəl] adj a quizzical expression is one that shows that you do not understand something and perhaps think it is slightly amusing a quizzical look/expression/smile ▪ He sat and watched her, a quizzical look on his face.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • quizzical — [[t]kwɪ̱zɪk(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you give someone a quizzical look or smile, you look at them in a way that shows that you are surprised or amused by their behaviour. He gave Robin a mildly quizzical glance. Derived words:… …   English dictionary

  • quizzical — quizzicality, quizzicalness, n. quizzically, adv. /kwiz i keuhl/, adj. 1. odd, queer, or comical. 2. questioning or puzzled: a quizzical expression on her face. 3. derisively questioning, ridiculing, or chaffing. [1790 1800; QUIZ + ICAL] * * * …   Universalium

  • quizzical — adj. Quizzical is used with these nouns: ↑expression, ↑eyebrow, ↑glance, ↑look …   Collocations dictionary

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