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quirkiness

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quirk⋅y

  [kwur-kee]
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–adjective, quirk⋅i⋅er, quirk⋅i⋅est.
having or full of quirks.
Origin:
1800–10; quirk + -y 1

Related forms:
quirk⋅i⋅ly, adverb
quirk⋅i⋅ness, noun
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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.


[Origin unknown.]
quirk'i·ly adv., quirk'i·ness n., quirk'y adj.
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