as in joking
marked by or expressive of mild or good-natured teasing
my puns are usually greeted with loud quizzical groans by my so-called friends
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Recent Examples of quizzical
When the film won, many in the media room at BAFTA turned to each other with a quizzical look.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2026
With quizzical eyes upon it, Players Era announced that its checks ultimately cleared a couple weeks later, with most of the money routed through schools’ dedicated NIL collectives.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Baker initially shot Benard a quizzical look.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Aikman appeared to be a bit quizzical.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2026
With quizzical eyes upon it, Players Era announced that its checks ultimately cleared a couple weeks later, with most of the money routed through schools’ dedicated NIL collectives.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Baker initially shot Benard a quizzical look.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Aikman appeared to be a bit quizzical.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quizzical
Adjective
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Peters then offered a sarcastic parting line and left the set.—
Ryan Brennan
April 15,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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By contrast, Lillian’s counterpart and best friend is cast member and former standup comedian Gina Ross, a sarcastic, iconoclastic, in-your-face performer.—
Lee Kelly,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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To get a sense of his whole deal, look no further than the half-mocking, half-earnest title of his latest album, Country!—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Quizzical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quizzical. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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