| ADJECTIVE | all | quizzical, mocking, teasing | playfully vexing (especially by ridicule) |
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| all | quizzical, questioning | perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know) |
| Sounds | kwih'zahkahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | playfully vexing (especially by ridicule). | |
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| Example | "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell | |
| Synonyms | mocking, teasing | |
| Broader | playful | Full of fun and high spirits |
| Spanish | burlón, irónico, sarcástico | |
| Catalan | irònic, sarcàstic | |
| Meaning | perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know). | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he had a quizzical expression" | |
| Synonym | questioning | |
| Broader | perplexed | Full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment |
| Spanish | inquisitivo, interrogativo | |
| Adverbs | quizzically | in a quizzical and questioning manner |
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