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quizzical quizzical definition

quizzical


 
  Overview  of  adj  quizzical 
 
  The  adj  quizzical  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  mocking,  teasing,  quizzical  --  (playfully  vexing  (especially  by  ridicule);  "his  face  wore  a  somewhat  quizzical  almost  impertinent  air"-  Lawrence  Durrell) 
  2.  questioning,  quizzical  --  (perplexed  (as  if  being  expected  to  know  something  that  you  do  not  know);  "he  had  a  quizzical  expression") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  quizzical 
 
  2  senses  of  quizzical 
 
  Sense  1 
  mocking,  teasing,  quizzical 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  playful)  ->  unplayful,  serious,  sober 
 
  Sense  2 
  questioning,  quizzical 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  perplexed)  ->  unperplexed 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  quizzical 
 
  2  senses  of  quizzical 
 
  Sense  1 
  mocking,  teasing,  quizzical 
  =>  playful  (vs.  unplayful) 
 
  Sense  2 
  questioning,  quizzical 
  =>  perplexed  (vs.  unperplexed) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  quizzical 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  quizzical 
 
  quizzical  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  quizzical 
  quizzical 
 
  Overview  of  adj  quizzical 
 
  The  adj  quizzical  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  mocking,  teasing,  quizzical  --  (playfully  vexing  (especially  by  ridicule);  "his  face  wore  a  somewhat  quizzical  almost  impertinent  air"-  Lawrence  Durrell) 
  2.  questioning,  quizzical  --  (perplexed  (as  if  being  expected  to  know  something  that  you  do  not  know);  "he  had  a  quizzical  expression") 



quizzical definition