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
Team owner Shad Khan looked up with a quizzical expression.
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Michael Silver, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
And there were some quizzical looks and whispers about the guy walking around the Peoria Sports Complex in restricted areas.
—Kevin Acee, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
The dog may have a mop of hair like yours or the same quizzical look on its face, Markman said.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
Goose is following his path, looking for brains and leaving laughter and quizzical looks behind.
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—Eric Fuller, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Michael Silver, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
And there were some quizzical looks and whispers about the guy walking around the Peoria Sports Complex in restricted areas.
—Kevin Acee, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
The dog may have a mop of hair like yours or the same quizzical look on its face, Markman said.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
Goose is following his path, looking for brains and leaving laughter and quizzical looks behind.
Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn.
—Eric Fuller, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quizzical
sarcastic
Adjective
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Even an otherwise neutral comment can be contorted into a sarcastic retort, an insult or a counterattack.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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On the par-4 14th, Scheffler splashed out of a greenside bunker to 10 feet, missed the par putt, and then, without hesitation, threw a sarcastic fist pump toward the hole.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Quizzical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quizzical. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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