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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Her interviews often focused on the arts or quirky stories, rather than straight politics.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
From Fayetteville, make the winding drive north toward the LGBTQ haven Eureka Springs, a quirky, photogenic Victorian town built into the hills.
—AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
Apparently to stand out as a glamorous immigrant, the woman born Hillary Hayward-Thomas often used a quirky Spanish accent in interviews and boasted about her family’s Spanish background.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
The 90-minute program of 24 short films hosted by YouTubers Jaiden Animations and Ross O’Donovan will mix 1970s- and ‘80s-style animation with quirky live-action bits and one-of-a-kind new shorts, according to Skybound Entertainment, which is presenting the showcase.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
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Pat Saperstein, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
From Fayetteville, make the winding drive north toward the LGBTQ haven Eureka Springs, a quirky, photogenic Victorian town built into the hills.
—AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
Apparently to stand out as a glamorous immigrant, the woman born Hillary Hayward-Thomas often used a quirky Spanish accent in interviews and boasted about her family’s Spanish background.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
The 90-minute program of 24 short films hosted by YouTubers Jaiden Animations and Ross O’Donovan will mix 1970s- and ‘80s-style animation with quirky live-action bits and one-of-a-kind new shorts, according to Skybound Entertainment, which is presenting the showcase.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Quirky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quirky. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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