as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
the waitress styles her hair in a quirky way that always gets her remembered by customers
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Recent Examples of quirky
Picklesburgh was started in 2015, and the quirky idea has since turned into a massive festival.
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Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
The majority of each room’s furniture and fixtures are included in the asking price, and the business has earned a loyal following for its comfort, location, and quirky design accents.
—Richard Lane, Des Moines Register, 16 Feb. 2026
Two quirky private museums are also worth checking out.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
Road trippers can make pitstops at historic sites and quirky landmarks, like the 66-foot-tall soda bottle at Pops 66 Soda Ranch in Arcadia, Oklahoma.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
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Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
The majority of each room’s furniture and fixtures are included in the asking price, and the business has earned a loyal following for its comfort, location, and quirky design accents.
—Richard Lane, Des Moines Register, 16 Feb. 2026
Two quirky private museums are also worth checking out.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
Road trippers can make pitstops at historic sites and quirky landmarks, like the 66-foot-tall soda bottle at Pops 66 Soda Ranch in Arcadia, Oklahoma.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quirky
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In a bizarre twist, Sweden’s Sara Hector and Norway’s Thea Louise Stjernesund skied identical times — down to the hundredth of a second — in the morning and afternoon to tie for silver.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Of all the Manhattan’s children—and there are many—the Harvard Cocktail is perhaps the most bizarre.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The builders’ alternating harassment and bribery leaves Cook with little recourse, especially when mafioso-like representatives begin dropping by at all hours, leading to dry exchanges — what little dialogue the film has is extremely funny.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2026
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This Elvis comes across confident, breezy, comfortable and funny.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Probably closer to Mike Piazza strange.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Jones is no stranger to pushing for reunions.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And even the weird stuff makes sense now.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
16 Feb. 2026
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But after listening to his presser — the whole thing, not a single snippet — a few times now, the circumstances of Monday were weird at best and alarming at worst.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Scout Island, on the north side of the park, is particularly riven through with odd trails and random stick deadfalls.—
Outside,
Outside,
17 Feb. 2026
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For 20-odd years, Adams has been one of Hollywood’s most reliably committed and conscientious performers.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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As a plant biologist, Kato knew that bioplastics could be made from plants and got curious about the possibilities.—
TRAVIS LOLLER,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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With a saturated market of cuts, collars, and cotton weights, the search requires a curious eye.—
Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll speaks with surprising candor about his disappointment in his film career, underscored with a peculiar clip of Elvis being hounded by a dude in a cheesy dog costume.—
Kim Willis,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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As much is clear in the vivid animation, layered jokes, and peculiar fixations — an endearing combination that heightens what could’ve been a forgettable series.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
20 Feb. 2026
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Jenner’s red carpet fashion, however, isn’t always so eccentric.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
14 Feb. 2026
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The film’s eccentric flourishes may sound corny, but the writer-directors Eleanor Wilson and Alex Huston Fischer ground the premise in a deeply sincere sense of yearning.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Quirky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quirky. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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