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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Breakfast is served buffet style, in a small room with quirky vase-print wallpaper.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Jan. 2026
However, there are some quirky ditties that even multigenerational Southerners might not have ever heard, or that people commonly use in the wrong way.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026
Not so much through the specific turns that could only be considered quirky, but by making the plays to get to those plays and other last-chance moments … or the other team simply not making plays when needed.
—Kansas City Star, 1 Jan. 2026
So what exactly does Holm have in mind, creativity-wise, for the quirky, forward-thinking brand?
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 1 Jan. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Jan. 2026
However, there are some quirky ditties that even multigenerational Southerners might not have ever heard, or that people commonly use in the wrong way.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026
Not so much through the specific turns that could only be considered quirky, but by making the plays to get to those plays and other last-chance moments … or the other team simply not making plays when needed.
—Kansas City Star, 1 Jan. 2026
So what exactly does Holm have in mind, creativity-wise, for the quirky, forward-thinking brand?
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 1 Jan. 2026
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 5 Jan. 2026.
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