quirkier; quirkiest
: having many quirks : unusual in especially an interesting or appealing way
a quirky sense of humor
quirky ideas/behavior
a quirky and creative artist
… the SoHo store known for its modern, often quirky home accessories …—
Marianne Rohrlich
Marianne RohrlichThe result is an extraordinarily fine film, a quieter, more centered vision of Garp's world that loses little of the quirky humor of the original …—Molly Haskell
Molly Haskell
quirkily
adverb
His political ideas, which had seemed quirkily brilliant in the 1900's …
—Wilfrid Sheed
Wilfrid Sheed
… he is gregarious and energetic and … enjoys a quirkily methodical, omnivorous turn of mind …
—Cullen Murphy
Cullen Murphy
quirkiness
noun
… is gaining international prominence in interior-design circles simply because its content diverges with typically English quirkiness, from that of its competitors.
—John Duka
John Duka
Examples of quirky in a Sentence
the waitress styles her hair in a quirky way that always gets her remembered by customers
Recent Examples on the Web
The quirky Atlanta station’s local broadcasts of old movies and sports games had become national broadcasts.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Kids and kids at heart can while hours away at quirky stops like the Museum of Root Beer, Pirate’s Cove Mini Golf, and Wisconsin Deer Park.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 4 May 2026
In contrast, conversions from historic properties offer more quirky spaces of varying size and architectural character.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
But, rewatching the film 20 years later (March 31 was the actual anniversary), Gunn's fingerprints are unmistakable, from the highly quotable dialogue to the quirky soundtrack lifted from the outer reaches of Gunn's eclectic music collection.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for quirky
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Kids and kids at heart can while hours away at quirky stops like the Museum of Root Beer, Pirate’s Cove Mini Golf, and Wisconsin Deer Park.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 4 May 2026
In contrast, conversions from historic properties offer more quirky spaces of varying size and architectural character.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
But, rewatching the film 20 years later (March 31 was the actual anniversary), Gunn's fingerprints are unmistakable, from the highly quotable dialogue to the quirky soundtrack lifted from the outer reaches of Gunn's eclectic music collection.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for quirky
Cite this Entry
“Quirky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quirky. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
