Meanings
adverbquizzically (comparative more quizzically, superlative most quizzically)
comparative more quizzically · superlative most quizzically
- In a quizzical manner; as if puzzled or asking a question.
The bogan looked at Gretchen quizzically, wondering if she was having trouble reading the English alphabet.
2010, Michael Jayfox, E. Chas McSween, Intravenus DeMilo, Enron Hubbard, Hunter McKenzie-Smythe, Flash Johnson, Things Bogans Like, Sydney: Hachette, page 157
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin a quizzical and questioning manner
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Origin
- Englishquiz
- Englishquizzical
- Englishquizzically
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APA
quizzically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quizzically
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“quizzically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quizzically. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quizzically,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quizzically.
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