adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Questioning or suggesting puzzlement.

   "But I did see things that aren't yet quite right, and at which I raised a quizzical eyebrow."

2. 2
   Strange or eccentric.
3. 3
   Jocose; humorous.

Adjective

1. 1
   perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know) wordnet
2. 2
   playfully vexing (especially by ridicule) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

mockingabsurdagapeagogall agogamusing

Example

More examples

"His expression was half derisory, half quizzical."

Etymology

From quiz + -ical.

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