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quizzical

/ˈkwɪzɪkəl/

quizzical adjective: questioning or suggesting puzzlement.

quizzical: questioning or suggesting puzzlement
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Adjective

quizzical (comparative more quizzical, superlative most quizzical)

  1. Questioning or suggesting puzzlement.
    • Miss Moneypenny would have been desirable but for eyes which were cool and direct and quizzical.1953, Ian Fleming, “Number 007”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 23
    • But I did see things that aren't yet quite right, and at which I raised a quizzical eyebrow.2022 July 27, Sir Michael Holden, “In praise of Crossrail 1... and in search of Crossrail 2”, in RAIL, number 962, page 34
  2. Strange or eccentric.
  3. Jocose; humorous.

quizzical meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam

quizzical in Tamil

புதுமையான

quizzical in Urdu

انوکھا, مزاحیہ, نرالا

quizzical in Bengali

বিস্ময়সূচক, কৌতুকপূর্ণ

quizzical in Malayalam

തമാശയായ, നേരംപോക്കായ
More languagesFewer languages
quizzical in Kannada
ಪರಿಹಾಸ್ಯಮಾಡುವ, ಕುಚೋದ್ಯ ಮಾಡುವ, ಅಪಹಾಸ್ಯಮಾಡುವ, ವಿಚಿತ್ರವಾದ

Synonyms of quizzical

Forms of quizzical

comparativemore quizzical
superlativemost quizzical

Origin of quizzical

From quiz + -ical.

Words formed from quizzical

Words that rhyme with quizzical

Questions about quizzical

What does quizzical mean?
Quizzical means questioning or suggesting puzzlement.
What is quizzical in Tamil?
Quizzical in Tamil is புதுமையான. See Quizzical meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is quizzical?
Quizzical is an adjective.
How do you pronounce quizzical?
Quizzical is pronounced /ˈkwɪzɪkəl/.

Words near quizzical in the dictionary

  1. quizzeries
  2. quizzers
  3. quizzery
  4. quizzes
  5. quizzic
  6. quizzical
  7. quizzicalities
  8. quizzicality
  9. quizzically
  10. quizzicalness
  11. quizzicle

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Adapted from Wiktionary: quizzical (page history and authors); quizzical (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); quizzical (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); quizzical (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); quizzical (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); quizzical (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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