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
Recent Examples on the Web
Tulsa is another iconic destination along Route 66, featuring historic neon signs, art deco buildings, retro diners and quirky stops like the Golden Driller statue.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Gina Dufftt, from southeast Michigan, introduced the world to Bowie, a 30-pound, low-to-the-ground rescue with mismatched eyes and a calm, quirky charm, in the Facebook group Dogspotting Society.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Yusuf writes that he was approached by director Hal Ashby about contributing songs to his 1971 movie about the bond between a young guy obsessed with death and a quirky elderly woman who loved life.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
Part of the process Revisions are a quirky part of the job counts.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for quirky
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Gina Dufftt, from southeast Michigan, introduced the world to Bowie, a 30-pound, low-to-the-ground rescue with mismatched eyes and a calm, quirky charm, in the Facebook group Dogspotting Society.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Yusuf writes that he was approached by director Hal Ashby about contributing songs to his 1971 movie about the bond between a young guy obsessed with death and a quirky elderly woman who loved life.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
Part of the process Revisions are a quirky part of the job counts.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for quirky
Cite this Entry
“Quirky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quirky. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share