Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quizzy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: quizzy
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Odd; eccentric.

Dated

adj

Inquisitive, curious.

name

The Inquisitor player character from the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition.

Slang

Example Sentences

"[…] as in all other balls, there was a certain sprinkling of fine ladies, and quizzy gentlemen, as well as of quizzy ladies and fine gentlemen, so that the several partnerships were as it might be, ill or well-arranged; […]"
"When Drea and I talked to the police yesterday, they were extra quizzy about you.” “Why?” Amber shrugs. “They made it seem like you're a suspect.”"
"I'm just glad that I can't lose approval with Cullen. He hearts my Quizzy no matter what. TRUE LOVE GUYS TAKE NOTE."
"Most of my DA art is of Fenris and Hawke (male) or my elf Quizzies and Iron Bull."
"FINALLY played The Decent^([sic]) DLC with a dwarf Quizzy and I flippin love it more than ever."

Etymology

From quiz + -y. Sense 2 possibly influenced by English inquisitive.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: quiz, y

Usage

Dated
Slang

Inflected Forms

more quizzy (comparative) most quizzy (superlative) Quizzies (plural)

Derived Forms

quizziness

Synonyms

Inky

Questions

What does quizzy mean?: Odd; eccentric.
Where does quizzy come from?: From quiz + -y. Sense 2 possibly influenced by English inquisitive.

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