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
Burke was a brunch regular there, and he was taken with Berger’s folksy tunes and warm, quirky presence.
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Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
This slim volume by Benoît Gallot, its enthusiastic head conservator since 2018, is as crammed with quirky facts as the 110-acre cemetery is crammed with burial plots.
—Heller McAlpin, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
This week’s offerings include serial killers, space rebellions, quirky detectives and much more.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Gideon Glick stars as Tobias, a quirky but gifted choreographer, who is sent to Paris in a swap between the companies.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
This slim volume by Benoît Gallot, its enthusiastic head conservator since 2018, is as crammed with quirky facts as the 110-acre cemetery is crammed with burial plots.
—Heller McAlpin, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
This week’s offerings include serial killers, space rebellions, quirky detectives and much more.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Gideon Glick stars as Tobias, a quirky but gifted choreographer, who is sent to Paris in a swap between the companies.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quirky
Adjective
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Sinner won a bizarre semifinal in his first tournament back from a three-month doping ban, while Alcaraz triumphed in a sloppy duel.—
Sam Settleman,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Known for its deluge of gruesome deaths that just get more bizarre with each iteration, Final Destination is now returning for a sixth movie.—
Rebecca Aizin,
People.com,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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Our strength comes from funny stories and serious ones, too.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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That’s funny to me — because back in ’09, no one would have thought that, right?—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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From the window of his 46th-floor downtown office, attorney Scott Sheftall noticed a strange, solitary cloud that worried him.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2025
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Although strange, anachronistic, and exaggerated, this world still seems to reflect the same daily problems that all people endure.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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In this instance there was a weird misunderstanding about which some of the people on the WGA Board chose to assume the worst.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
10 May 2025
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My 16-year-old daughter and I have been searching for self-tanners that actually look natural, not orange, and don’t leave behind weird patches, streaks, or smells on our skin or clothes.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Built as part of the Cardiff Hall plantation, the property had fallen into near ruin; chickens and the odd goat wandered through the living room.—
Isabel Wilkinson Schor,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are discovered across the planet.—
Real-Time news team,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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The block where the pope grew up A flood of pilgrims and other curious visitors began arriving at the little brick house where Pope Leo grew up within hours of the announcement of his election.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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The kinky pic from British first-time feature writer-director Harry Lighton follows the burgeoning odd-couple pairing of the handsome and charismatic Ray (Alexander Skarsgård) and introverted but curious Colin (Harry Melling).—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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Giving a killer robot killer cheekbones and killer abs, but repeatedly showing us his Ken doll-style absence of genitals, becomes a peculiar piece of world-building that even supplemental dialogue can’t fix.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2025
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In 1923, the dentist trekked across the Rocky Mountains to Oakley, a small town in southern Idaho, to meet with parents who had noticed the peculiar brown stains on their children’s teeth, the CDC says.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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The president’s erratic policies are raising concerns the economy might be headed for a downturn, but history suggests that franchise values will continue to climb regardless.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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Working with the brilliant but erratic Bart Eckland, Susan was a young biologist stationed far in the Panamanian rainforest years ago at Los Panos.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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“Quirky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quirky. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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