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quizzical (adj.)

1789, from quiz (n.) "odd or eccentric person" (1782), a word of unknown origin, + -ical. Related: Quizzically.

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Definitions of quizzical from WordNet

quizzical (adj.)
playfully vexing (especially by ridicule); "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell;
Synonyms: mocking / teasing
quizzical (adj.)
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know);
he had a quizzical expression
Synonyms: questioning
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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