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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Starland Yard is a food court with pizza, barbecue and sandwich offerings, as well as live music, in a young and artsy area with quirky shops and thrift stores.
—Adam Kuehl, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Bettors are showing significant interest in the quirky sport, which piques viewers’ curiosity every four years at the Winter Olympics.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Back inside, the dining area seats 10 people beneath a set of quirky hanging jar lights.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2026
The quirky period drama is based on the life of Henry Cyril Paget, the dancing Marquess of Anglesey and a flamboyant peer whose behaviour and extravagance has modern echoes.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
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Adam Kuehl, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Bettors are showing significant interest in the quirky sport, which piques viewers’ curiosity every four years at the Winter Olympics.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Back inside, the dining area seats 10 people beneath a set of quirky hanging jar lights.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2026
The quirky period drama is based on the life of Henry Cyril Paget, the dancing Marquess of Anglesey and a flamboyant peer whose behaviour and extravagance has modern echoes.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 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 23 Feb. 2026.
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