Definition of quirkynext

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Recent Examples of quirky What initially seemed like a handful of quirky anecdotes gradually turned into a much broader pattern. Cyril Grueter, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026 And if a twist-and-go transmission is what finally gets a few scooter riders to leave the tarmac behind, then perhaps this quirky little machine has understood the spirit of adventure better than some of the segment's heavyweight icons ever did. New Atlas, 8 Aug. 2026 Design After endless diatribes about the quirky lines of Ferrari’s all-electric Luce, the marque’s enthusiasts will find that the Amalfi Spider’s long-hood, raked-screen, and open-top lines are comfortingly familiar and unquestionably gorgeous. Howard Walker, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026 Put all of that together and construction’s big pay increases aren’t just a quirky fact about one industry. Jason St. Angelo, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quirky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quirky
Adjective
  • But Ecuadorian authorities have remained mostly silent about the bizarre incidents.
    Michael Rios, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Bobby’s color palette is bizarre, and her idea of a sash that transforms into a shawl scarf is really cool but executed poorly.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Sarcasm is an interesting thing because it can be viewed by some people as funny and other people as hurtful.
    Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • A little bit funny, a lot cheesy and completely, unabashedly earnest, her Liz is — like moms everywhere — at once a perfectly ordinary woman and the center of the universe.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The explanation behind this family man’s strange case is well chronicled in many Chicago and New York news stories.
    Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Symptoms include anxiety, hypervigilance, confusion and mania, and taking on activities that might be considered strange.
    Deborah Becker, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • But Fried’s thought is far too varied and weird—closer to Manny Farber’s than Clement Greenberg’s—to permit dogmatic religiosity for long.
    Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The power did something weird, and the lights kind of exploded almost.
    Rashad Williams, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • That Waylon is unfamiliar with Harry Potter is odd, but not unheard of.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Already burdened by debt, the family was surviving on his odd jobs.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Whether Belmira intended it or not, the enjoyable exercise left me curious to experience more, and perhaps, one day, make it there myself.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The morbidly curious Sperm Whale and Giant Squid Diorama is a startling depiction of one of nature’s most mysterious predator-prey relationships.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • There’s a peculiar feedback loop humming around To Catch a Predator right now.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • But the story neatly captures the peculiar limbo of Housewifery — edging ever closer to fame and acceptance, but always one velvet rope short of both.
    Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Finally came the tattoos — people proudly displaying body art of the Sea Hag, the town’s lighthouse, the eccentric lighthouse keeper Garrett, Patricia dancing.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Among them was Paul Erdős, an eccentric prodigy who would go on to become the most prolific mathematician in history.
    Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026

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“Quirky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quirky. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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