quizzically

quiz·zi·cal

 (kwĭz′ĭ-kəl)
adj.
1. Suggesting puzzlement; questioning.
2. Teasing; mocking: "His face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air" (Lawrence Durrell).
3. Eccentric; odd.

quiz′zi·cal′i·ty (-kăl′ĭ-tē) n.
quiz′zi·cal·ly adv.
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Adv.1.quizzically - in a quizzical and questioning manner; "they looked quizzically at the doctor"
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Translations

quizzically

[ˈkwɪzɪkəlɪ] ADV he looked at me quizzicallyme miró de manera burlona, me miró socarronamente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

quizzically

[ˈkwɪzɪkəli] advd'un air narquois
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

quizzically

adv lookfragend; smilezweifelnd
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

quizzically

[ˈkwɪzɪklɪ] advcon aria interrogativa (e beffarda)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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