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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—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 27 June 2025
Luke Walton matched his father with two NBA championships and also coached the Lakers, but couldn’t attain the cult status of Bill Walton, a UCLA legend whose quirky, outsized personality transcended his achievements on the court.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
According to Mark Moffat, Chief Executive Officer, IFS, this is not a digital buddy, virtual assistant or some form of quirky workplace chatbot with a smart robotic process automation underbelly.
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Her interests extend to topics such as human evolution, psychology, and quirky animal stories.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2025
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Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 27 June 2025
Luke Walton matched his father with two NBA championships and also coached the Lakers, but couldn’t attain the cult status of Bill Walton, a UCLA legend whose quirky, outsized personality transcended his achievements on the court.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
According to Mark Moffat, Chief Executive Officer, IFS, this is not a digital buddy, virtual assistant or some form of quirky workplace chatbot with a smart robotic process automation underbelly.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Her interests extend to topics such as human evolution, psychology, and quirky animal stories.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2025
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“Quirky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quirky. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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