quirky

quirk  (kwûrk)

n.

1. A peculiarity of behavior; an idiosyncrasy: "Every man had his own quirks and twists" Harriet Beecher Stowe.

2. An unpredictable or unaccountable act or event; a vagary: a quirk of fate.

3. A sudden sharp turn or twist.

4. An equivocation; a quibble.

5. Architecture A lengthwise groove on a molding between the convex upper part and the soffit.

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quirki·ly adv.

quirki·ness n.

quirky adj.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

quirky - informal terms; strikingly unconventional far-out, offbeat, way-out, kinky unconventional - not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles"

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quirky

adjective odd, unusual, eccentric, idiosyncratic, curious, peculiar, unpredictable, rum Brit. (slang) singular, fanciful, whimsical, capricious, offbeat

Translations

quirky [ˈkwɜːkɪ] adj → singulier/ère