quirkier; quirkiest
: 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
Marianne RohrlichThe 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
Molly Haskell
quirkily
adverb
His political ideas, which had seemed quirkily brilliant in the 1900's …
—Wilfrid Sheed
Wilfrid Sheed
… he is gregarious and energetic and … enjoys a quirkily methodical, omnivorous turn of mind …
—Cullen Murphy
Cullen Murphy
quirkiness
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
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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Meet Cobweb, a quirky pit terrier mix who’s always ready for cuddle time or a game of fetch.
—Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2025
Kobe was a cuddly and often quirky canine friend who enjoyed frequent cuddles with Catapang.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Jim Parsons won four Emmys for his portrayal of quirky super-genius Sheldon Cooper before Iain Armitage carried the mantle as Sheldon’s younger counterpart.
—Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Some of the quirky challenges will include performing in front of middle schoolers and doing an elevator pitch in an actual elevator.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2025
Kobe was a cuddly and often quirky canine friend who enjoyed frequent cuddles with Catapang.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Jim Parsons won four Emmys for his portrayal of quirky super-genius Sheldon Cooper before Iain Armitage carried the mantle as Sheldon’s younger counterpart.
—Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Some of the quirky challenges will include performing in front of middle schoolers and doing an elevator pitch in an actual elevator.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for quirky
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“Quirky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quirky. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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