quirky

adjective

ˈkwər-kē

quirkier; quirkiest

Synonyms of quirky next

: having many quirks : unusual in especially an interesting or appealing way

a quirky sense of humor

quirky ideas/behavior

a quirky and creative artist

… the SoHo store known for its modern, often quirky home accessories …—

Marianne Rohrlich

The result is an extraordinarily fine film, a quieter, more centered vision of Garp's world that loses little of the quirky humor of the original …—

Molly Haskell

quirkily

ˈkwər-kə-lē

adverb

His political ideas, which had seemed quirkily brilliant in the 1900's … —

Wilfrid Sheed

… he is gregarious and energetic and … enjoys a quirkily methodical, omnivorous turn of mind … —

Cullen Murphy

quirkiness

ˈkwər-kē-nəs

noun

… is gaining international prominence in interior-design circles simply because its content diverges with typically English quirkiness, from that of its competitors. —

John Duka

Examples of quirky in a Sentence

the waitress styles her hair in a quirky way that always gets her remembered by customers

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This election, Nebraska has been in the national spotlight multiple times, including for competitive national races and its quirky electoral vote system. —

Maya Marchel Hoff, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024 Throughout the hour-long spectacle, Slate — clad in tuxedo shorts and a bow tie — once again proves that no one does quirky like her. —

Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024 At the dinner there were wooden boxes filled with cigarettes and a menu that featured McCormack’s quirky illustrations of a barefoot, Wife of Bath-style character riding a donkey — and smoking a cigarette. —

Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024 Despite their many attractive and quirky features, popular AI models should be phased out as voting assistants for this election season. —

Diana Spehar, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for quirky