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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
teasing, mocking
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"
questioning
perplexed - full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment; "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world"
quizzical
adjective mocking, questioning, inquiring, curious, arch, teasing, bantering, sardonic, derisive, supercilious
Translations
quizzical [ˈkwɪzɪkl] adj → burlón/ona
quizzical [ˈkwɪzɪkl] adj → narquois(e)
quizzical [ˈkwɪzɪkl] quiz adj (look, smile) → wissend
quizzical [ˈkwɪzɪkəl] adj → enigmatico/a


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