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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The Burmese thrives on connection and has a quirky personality that matches your eccentric charm.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
For a decade now, the pair has made headlines for their quirky friendship, which has seen them through love, loss and many pumpkin pies.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
In Utah, Miles joins a group led by Gillian (Brenneman), a no-nonsense leader who dishes out authoritative wisdom with a quirky passion born from her personal experiences.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
Wes Anderson fans will treasure this 20-disc collector's set celebrating the filmmaker's whimsical works — and all his quirky characters.
—Ew Staff November 25, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Nov. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
For a decade now, the pair has made headlines for their quirky friendship, which has seen them through love, loss and many pumpkin pies.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
In Utah, Miles joins a group led by Gillian (Brenneman), a no-nonsense leader who dishes out authoritative wisdom with a quirky passion born from her personal experiences.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
Wes Anderson fans will treasure this 20-disc collector's set celebrating the filmmaker's whimsical works — and all his quirky characters.
—Ew Staff November 25, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Quirky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quirky. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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