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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")
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