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quizzical

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quiz·zi·cal  (kwz-kl)
adj.
1. Suggesting puzzlement; questioning.
2. Teasing; mocking: "His face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air" Lawrence Durrell.
3. Eccentric; odd.

quizzi·cali·ty (-kl-t) n.
quizzi·cal·ly adv.

quizzical
Adjective
questioning and mocking or supercilious: the question elicits a quizzical expression
quizzically adv
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Adj.1.quizzical - playfully vexing (especially by ridicule); "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell
playful - full of fun and high spirits; "playful children just let loose from school"
2.quizzical - perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know); "he had a quizzical expression"
perplexed - full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment; "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world"

quizzical
Translations
Spanish quizzical [ˈkwɪzɪkl] adjburlón/ona
French quizzical [ˈkwɪzɪkl] adjnarquois(e)
German quizzical [ˈkwɪzɪkl] quiz adj (look, smile) → wissend
Italian quizzical [ˈkwɪzɪkəl] adjenigmatico/a

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Natasha's face, leaning out of the window, beamed with quizzical kindliness.
"I don't know whether I like you or not," replied Edna, gazing down at the little woman with a quizzical look.
His jaws slightly parted, his lips lifted a little, and a quizzical expression that was more love than humour came into his eyes.
 
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