quirkily

quirk·y

[kwur-kee]
adjective, quirk·i·er, quirk·i·est.
having or full of quirks.

Origin:
1800–10; quirk + -y1

quirk·i·ly, adverb
quirk·i·ness, noun
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quirk (kwɜːk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  an individual peculiarity of character; mannerism or foible
2.  an unexpected twist or turn: a quirk of fate
3.  a continuous groove in an architectural moulding
4.  a flourish, as in handwriting
 
[C16: of unknown origin]
 
'quirky
 
adj
 
'quirkily
 
adv
 
'quirkiness
 
n

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quirk (kwɜːk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  an individual peculiarity of character; mannerism or foible
2.  an unexpected twist or turn: a quirk of fate
3.  a continuous groove in an architectural moulding
4.  a flourish, as in handwriting
 
[C16: of unknown origin]
 
'quirky
 
adj
 
'quirkily
 
adv
 
'quirkiness
 
n

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quirky
1806, "shifty," from quirk. Sense of "idiosyncratic" first recorded 1960.
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