quizzical

UK: /ˈkwɪzɪk^əl/ US: /ˈkwɪzɪkəl/ ,(kwiz′i kəl)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

quiz•zi•cal /ˈkwɪzɪkəl/   adj. 

1. puzzled;
   uncertain:
   a quizzical expression on her face.
2. slightly teasing:
   a sly, quizzical comment.

quiz•zi•cal•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

quiz•zi•cal  (kwiz′i kəl), adj. 

1. odd, queer, or comical.
2. questioning or puzzled:
   a quizzical expression on her face.
3. derisively questioning, ridiculing, or chaffing.

• quiz + -ical 1790–1800

quiz′zi•cal′i•ty, quiz′zi•cal•ness, n. 
quiz′zi•cal•ly, adv. 

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quizzical / ˈkwɪzɪk^əl/ adjective

1. questioning and mocking or supercilious

ˈquizzically adverb