as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
the waitress styles her hair in a quirky way that always gets her remembered by customers
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Recent Examples of quirky
With his quirky lisp, wacky energy, and tinny vocal quiver, Carrey's cable guy Chip flails around against the backdrop of a psychedelic karaoke screen, hip-thrusting and shimmying his way across a house party as the elderly crowd gets their groove on.
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Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
If so, what are your first impressions of Uzo Aduba as Cordelia Cupp, the latest addition to TV’s legacy of quirky female detectives?
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 20 Mar. 2025
There are also quirky pop acts ranging from Laurie Berkner to Habibi, and no shortage of authors, from biographies to historical novelists.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
Bong’s rationalization is that quirky Mickey 17 opposes Mickey 18’s plans to assassinate Niflheim’s fascist developer, Kenneth Marshall, a lousy Trump impersonation by Mark Ruffalo, confirming the film’s predictably leftist political subtext.
—Armond White, National Review, 12 Mar. 2025
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Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
If so, what are your first impressions of Uzo Aduba as Cordelia Cupp, the latest addition to TV’s legacy of quirky female detectives?
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 20 Mar. 2025
There are also quirky pop acts ranging from Laurie Berkner to Habibi, and no shortage of authors, from biographies to historical novelists.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
Bong’s rationalization is that quirky Mickey 17 opposes Mickey 18’s plans to assassinate Niflheim’s fascist developer, Kenneth Marshall, a lousy Trump impersonation by Mark Ruffalo, confirming the film’s predictably leftist political subtext.
—Armond White, National Review, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quirky
Adjective
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The esoteric will never sit completely comfortably in the mainstream, because that’s the point of it: to be unusual, bizarre, absurd.—
Eliza Goodpasture,
ARTnews.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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So many of the characters on this show speak with such bizarre, precise dialogue that can only make sense in the Severance world.—
Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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What happened was that all of this comedy spoken in Kansai-ben was understood nationwide as being funny.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Everyone thought this was very funny, including, to her credit, Kate.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Sure, the plot’s kind of a mess, but warrior Alice is an empowering turn while Johnny Depp’s Mad Hatter and Helena Bonham Carter’s big-headed Red Queen are splendidly strange.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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The movie business and the television business are strange.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Gargantuan, weird outcomes can start small in the tech world, and often innocently.—
Jaron Lanier,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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The trendy beauty treatment is all the rage on TikTok, and it’s garnered tons of attention for being a weird way to reap anti-aging benefits.—
Kleigh Balugo,
StyleCaster,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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While early iterations of generative AI often yielded odd or impractical results, today’s models rival professionals thanks to decades of breakthroughs.—
Haokun Qin,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Mountain West got four teams in the bracket, but Boise State was the odd one out despite wins over Clemson and Saint Mary’s.—
Tess DeMeyer,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Folks may be curious to know who is replying to their content and investigate what your business is all about.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Now that final number being below the opening week totals for Chromatica is a bit curious – especially considering there seems to be more passion for the music of Mayhem versus its predecessor – but still nothing to scoff at.—
Katie Atkinson,
Billboard,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Take a moment to reflect on how peculiar—and suboptimal—this is.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The two answers are deeply and imaginatively intertwined, and the peculiar significance of the guinea fowl can be found, like the wounds and scars of abuse themselves, deep in the mists of memory.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The two-track body of work boasts snakey slithering synths, explosive drops, effervescent sounds, hard-hitting tunes, hypnotic soundscapes and erratic beats that build up into a crescendo followed by techno designed to ignite the dance floor.—
Lisa Kocay,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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How Abnormal Bleeding Could Lead to Fatigue Shifting hormone levels during perimenopause can cause menstrual cycles to become erratic, sometimes causing heavier and longer periods.—
Julia Ries,
Health,
19 Mar. 2025
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