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
Beyond the quirky three colors, color coding is a nifty perk here.
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Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026
On the grass, a quirky vest-wearing doppelganger mugged in a hat and drawn-on chest hair for dramatic effect.
—Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
The upbeat and quirky illustrations were seen on everything from books to stationery to prints and home goods.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
Charlestown, Rhode Island — 'decidedly quirky spirit' The New England magazine said Charlestown, Rhode Island, is the 22nd best small town in the region, shouting out its natural surroundings.
—Rin Velasco, The Providence Journal, 6 Mar. 2026
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Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026
On the grass, a quirky vest-wearing doppelganger mugged in a hat and drawn-on chest hair for dramatic effect.
—Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
The upbeat and quirky illustrations were seen on everything from books to stationery to prints and home goods.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
Charlestown, Rhode Island — 'decidedly quirky spirit' The New England magazine said Charlestown, Rhode Island, is the 22nd best small town in the region, shouting out its natural surroundings.
—Rin Velasco, The Providence Journal, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quirky
Adjective
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The eccentric cast of characters around him match his energy nicely, particularly McGinley's genuinely bizarre Walter, whose manic energy is a frequent source of humor.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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Sometimes football throws up these bizarre twists of fate.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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For most of the evening, the mood is darkly funny and a little ominous, as the siblings take undermining jabs and the in-laws roll their eyes.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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Would that kind of thing have seemed funny at the time, or maybe a clever way to avoid a topic either too personal or too fraught for out-group consumption?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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It’s been a strange season in City Section soccer, with six schools removed from the playoffs for using ineligible players, most of whom played for club teams while also playing tor their high school team, in violation of CIF bylaw 600.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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For now, Moltbook remains a strange but revealing glimpse into how AI agents might interact in the future.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Fill up on gas and peruse a staggering menu of over 700 variations of fizzy pop, including weird and wonderful flavors such as teriyaki beef jerky soda.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Otezla The only weird aspect of this one is the choice to actually use a real brand name rather than creating some other fake Skyrizi competitor.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The occasional odd campaign moment and foot-in-mouth gaff didn't help – neither did Jordan getting top honors from his fellow thespians at the Actor Awards.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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There's no sight of the near-mythical paiche—an air-breathing fish native to the Amazon basin that can grow to more than 13 feet in length—nor any odd-looking mammals such as the tapir.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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My trusty spreadsheet reviewed a curious cost measurement from the California Association of Realtors that estimates how many households could qualify to buy an entry-level home.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
9 Mar. 2026
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Cutting a dash through the gaggle of bargain hunters, professional pickers, and the just-plain-curious, Carlotta Champagne and Haley Warr make a beeline for the sign-in sheet and slap our names down.—
Zoey Goto,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Solving this peculiar whodunit is anything but predictable, and the case consumes seasoned detective Homer (Richard Jenkins) as well as young crimes officer Jodie (Joy Sunday).—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Frequent collaborators like Popstar Benny and Alexander Spit provide the soundscape, and Sideshow chooses their most peculiar beats—the anxious ones that most resemble audio equipment thrown down a flight of stairs.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Gyllenhaal lovingly crafts this scarred, stapled and eccentric Bonnie and Clyde duo then tosses them into a landscape of curiosities that matches their weird.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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Designed by eccentric furniture designer Max Lamb, these monastically narrow and profoundly uncomfortable seats are the kind of pieces that fill penthouses and palazzos all over the world.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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