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
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Waddle can be quirky and hilarious — but his unselfishness remains a defining quality.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
Her fantastic fourth album, Maitreya Corso, due on May 1, is a major step forward, a quirky, cozily organic, unceasingly melodic collection of Aimee Mann-worthy pop.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026
And while the reasons for its quick success vary, commenters online seem to long for the days of more physical media, and the quirky rituals and characters that came with visiting a video store.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
Before diners are even seated, a quirky focal point is bound to elicit oohs and aahs, and many, many wandering eyes trying to decipher the meaning.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
Her fantastic fourth album, Maitreya Corso, due on May 1, is a major step forward, a quirky, cozily organic, unceasingly melodic collection of Aimee Mann-worthy pop.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026
And while the reasons for its quick success vary, commenters online seem to long for the days of more physical media, and the quirky rituals and characters that came with visiting a video store.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
Before diners are even seated, a quirky focal point is bound to elicit oohs and aahs, and many, many wandering eyes trying to decipher the meaning.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Quirky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quirky. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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