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quiz⋅zi⋅cal

  [kwiz-i-kuhl]
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–adjective
1. odd, queer, or comical.
2. questioning or puzzled: a quizzical expression on her face.
3. derisively questioning, ridiculing, or chaffing.
Origin:
1790–1800; quiz + -ical

Related forms:
quiz⋅zi⋅cal⋅i⋅ty, quiz⋅zi⋅cal⋅ness, noun
quiz⋅zi⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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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 (-kāl'ĭ-tē) n., quiz'zi·cal·ly adv.
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