quizzical

/ˈkwɪzɪkəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

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Meaning

adj

adj

adj

"Miss Moneypenny would have been desirable but for eyes which were cool and direct and quizzical."
"But I did see things that aren't yet quite right, and at which I raised a quizzical eyebrow."

Etymology tree English quiz Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English quizzical From quiz + -ical.

more quizzical (comparative) most quizzical (superlative)

quizzicality quizzically quizzicalness

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How do you pronounce quizzical?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɪzɪkəl/.

What does quizzical mean?

Questioning or suggesting puzzlement.

Where does quizzical come from?

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