- quizzicality
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New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
quizzicality
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quizzicality — quizzical ► ADJECTIVE ▪ indicating mild or amused puzzlement. DERIVATIVES quizzicality noun quizzically adverb quizzicalness noun … English terms dictionary
quizzicality — ˌkwizəˈkaləd.ē noun ( es) : quizzicalness quizzicality mixed with slow amiable shrewdness R.P.Warren * * * quizzicalˈity noun • • • Main Entry: ↑quiz … Useful english dictionary
quizzicality — See quizzical. * * * … Universalium
quizzicality — noun The state or condition of being quizzical. Syn: quizzicalness … Wiktionary
quizzicality — n. strangeness, oddness; humorousness, comicalness; mockery, ridicule … English contemporary dictionary
quizzicality — quiz·zi·cal·i·ty … English syllables
quizzical — quizzicality, quizzicalness, n. quizzically, adv. /kwiz i keuhl/, adj. 1. odd, queer, or comical. 2. questioning or puzzled: a quizzical expression on her face. 3. derisively questioning, ridiculing, or chaffing. [1790 1800; QUIZ + ICAL] * * * … Universalium
quizzical — adjective Date: 1797 1. comically quaint < a quizzical old man > 2. mildly teasing or mocking < a quizzical remark > 3. expressive of puzzlement, curiosity, or disbelief < raised a quizzical eyebrow > • quizzicality noun • quizzically … New Collegiate Dictionary
quizzically — See quizzicality. * * * … Universalium
quizzicalness — noun The state or condition of being quizzical. Syn: quizzicality … Wiktionary
