quirkier; quirkiest
: having many quirks : unusual in especially an interesting or appealing way
a quirky sense of humor
quirky ideas/behavior
a quirky and creative artist
… the SoHo store known for its modern, often quirky home accessories …—
Marianne Rohrlich
Marianne RohrlichThe result is an extraordinarily fine film, a quieter, more centered vision of Garp's world that loses little of the quirky humor of the original …—Molly Haskell
Molly Haskell
quirkily
adverb
His political ideas, which had seemed quirkily brilliant in the 1900's …
—Wilfrid Sheed
Wilfrid Sheed
… he is gregarious and energetic and … enjoys a quirkily methodical, omnivorous turn of mind …
—Cullen Murphy
Cullen Murphy
quirkiness
noun
… is gaining international prominence in interior-design circles simply because its content diverges with typically English quirkiness, from that of its competitors.
—John Duka
John Duka
Synonyms
Examples of quirky in a Sentence
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That problem is fueled by the AI companies who roll out face filters, Lil Yachty festival memes, and quirky vocal filters to obscure the exploitative, obfuscating harm that AI represents.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2024
Aquarius is a quirky, innovative air sign that marches to the beat of its own drum.
—Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
An hour-long train ride from Penn Station, the barrier island is teeming with classic eateries and quirky shops.
—Kira Turnbull, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2024
It’s all arrayed in the quirky service of a story that’s as interested in the act of archiving as in the meaning of the archive: To collect, to hold, to interpret, Conley’s wonderfully curious robots seem to be saying, is inevitably to merge the subject into the self.
—Trey Graham, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Outdated as the website is, Roadside America is also chock-a-block with quirky attractions—and surfable in app form too.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Apr. 2024
Kim’s Video Kim’s Video tells the quirky true story of how New York dry cleaner Youngman Kim founded Kim’s Video, a downtown institution that inspired a generation of cinephiles, filmmakers, and hipsters with its catalogue of 55,000 independent, obscure and bootlegged films.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2024
But he was known also for an ever-ready smile, an unflappable temperament and unassuming demeanor, an ego-less willingness to pitch in to help other reporters on stories large and small, and a quirky sense of humor that lightened the stress of many a deadline.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2024
Lorne Michaels once named Kristen Wiig among the best performers in Saturday Night Live history — and Wiig's stable of quirky original characters certainly dominated the show during her tenure.
—Hillary Busis, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2024
Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2024
Aquarius is a quirky, innovative air sign that marches to the beat of its own drum.
—Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
An hour-long train ride from Penn Station, the barrier island is teeming with classic eateries and quirky shops.
—Kira Turnbull, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2024
It’s all arrayed in the quirky service of a story that’s as interested in the act of archiving as in the meaning of the archive: To collect, to hold, to interpret, Conley’s wonderfully curious robots seem to be saying, is inevitably to merge the subject into the self.
—Trey Graham, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Outdated as the website is, Roadside America is also chock-a-block with quirky attractions—and surfable in app form too.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Apr. 2024
Kim’s Video Kim’s Video tells the quirky true story of how New York dry cleaner Youngman Kim founded Kim’s Video, a downtown institution that inspired a generation of cinephiles, filmmakers, and hipsters with its catalogue of 55,000 independent, obscure and bootlegged films.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2024
But he was known also for an ever-ready smile, an unflappable temperament and unassuming demeanor, an ego-less willingness to pitch in to help other reporters on stories large and small, and a quirky sense of humor that lightened the stress of many a deadline.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2024
Lorne Michaels once named Kristen Wiig among the best performers in Saturday Night Live history — and Wiig's stable of quirky original characters certainly dominated the show during her tenure.
—Hillary Busis, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Quirky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quirky. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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