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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According to Dussault, select kitchen zones are a great example where open shelving can help lighten the cabinetry or help balance a quirky area that can’t accommodate upper cabinetry.
—Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 12 Mar. 2026
Apparently to stand out as a glamorous immigrant, the woman born Hillary Hayward-Thomas often used a quirky Spanish accent in interviews and boasted about her family’s Spanish background.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Puck has curated a menu that spotlights cuisines from around the world and covers both the classic and quirky.
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Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 12 Mar. 2026
Apparently to stand out as a glamorous immigrant, the woman born Hillary Hayward-Thomas often used a quirky Spanish accent in interviews and boasted about her family’s Spanish background.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Puck has curated a menu that spotlights cuisines from around the world and covers both the classic and quirky.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2026
The film is an offbeat comedy following Cory, a lonely tech worker drawn into a quirky Los Angeles underground world of plant-loving vigilantes.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Quirky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quirky. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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