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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At Bar Margot, the lobby’s quirky cocktail lounge, expect creative concoctions like the Southern Paradise with gin, chinola, banana-oat-vanilla syrup and a meringue topper.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
The South Carolina native, a Midwest outlier in his love for the Panthers, says his personality is reflected in the quirky song.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
But the elegance in this quirky look did feel complicated, challenging even, to take in at first glance.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Just across the street, Miya is a quirky, two-room Thai charmer with a relatively concise menu of curries, noodles, soups, salads and vegetables.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
The South Carolina native, a Midwest outlier in his love for the Panthers, says his personality is reflected in the quirky song.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
But the elegance in this quirky look did feel complicated, challenging even, to take in at first glance.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Just across the street, Miya is a quirky, two-room Thai charmer with a relatively concise menu of curries, noodles, soups, salads and vegetables.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for quirky
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“Quirky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quirky. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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