quizzically
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quiz·zi·cal
(kwĭz′ĭ-kəl)adj.
1. Suggesting puzzlement; questioning.
2. Teasing; mocking: "His face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air" (Lawrence Durrell).
3. Eccentric; odd.
quiz′zi·cal′i·ty (-kăl′ĭ-tē) n.
quiz′zi·cal·ly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | quizzically - in a quizzical and questioning manner; "they looked quizzically at the doctor" |
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