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
What was once dismissed as a quirky preference is now being studied as a meaningful signal of health, safety and compatibility.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
Dinosaur World For a quirky and low-key alternative to the big Florida theme parks, head to Dinosaur World in Plant City, about a 20-minute drive from downtown Tampa or roughly an hour from Orlando via I-4.
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Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
Beyond the main duo, the second quirky step-sister Margot reveals herself as a memorable, quirky character.
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Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
23 June 2026
Mumy's love for music eventually led to even more success in the form of Barnes & Barnes, his quirky rock and novelty duo group with the late Robert Haimer.
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Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for quirky
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
Dinosaur World For a quirky and low-key alternative to the big Florida theme parks, head to Dinosaur World in Plant City, about a 20-minute drive from downtown Tampa or roughly an hour from Orlando via I-4.
—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
Beyond the main duo, the second quirky step-sister Margot reveals herself as a memorable, quirky character.
—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
23 June 2026
Mumy's love for music eventually led to even more success in the form of Barnes & Barnes, his quirky rock and novelty duo group with the late Robert Haimer.
—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for quirky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quirky
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When Aaron Paul’s Jeff attempts to make a suspicious deposit, the bank teller (a game Nina Dobrev) demands to be in on the deal, in the sort of neo-noir twist that could suggest a rich film world populated with bizarre freaks of all stripes.
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In the canon of DC Comics, Comet is truly a bizarre character.
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This scene is funny as well as poignant because Albert was played by the late Rob Reiner.
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But while there are occasionally funny moments, these movies are emblematic of the dumbing down of America.
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Informal Beyblade battles are popping up in strangest of places, with players huddling in parks, gyms and shopping malls.
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The falseness of the medium, though, jibed with the falseness of most attempts, throughout American history, to make sense of this enormous, strange man.
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So, that was kind of quite weird.
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But storefronts across the city have long been weird hodgepodges, rife with misspellings and aesthetic incoherence.
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Food also figured into other odd roadway incidents.
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Maternal Instinct lays out how Parker moved from a web of odd, though ultimately harmless lies about the fake pregnancy to killing her pregnant friend (Simmons-Hancock), and abducting her unborn fetus to present to her then-boyfriend, Wade Griffin, as their own.
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The film, released as an accompaniment to the band’s 2017 album, Spirit, is a curious reminder of the path music takes after it’s released into the world.
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To my father, wellness was not a goal to be optimized, but rather something that came naturally with a curious, family-oriented, and altruistic existence.
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This is because of some peculiar accounting.
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Strange-looking body parts, peculiar backgrounds and photos of smiling teens who don’t actually exist.
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For Bielsa and Uruguay, this marks the end of an era in which many believe the Argentine coach lost control of the locker room and his relationship with the media became strained because of his eccentric and explosive personality, but, above all, a lack of wins.
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Midnight in The Garden Of Good And Evil John Berendt's 1994 book follows a real-life murder trial in Savannah, Georgia, but it's filled with the eccentric characters that thrive in Savannah's unique social scene.
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“Quirky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quirky. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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