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Questioning or suggesting puzzlement or curiosity

Having, or suggestive of, doubt or disbelief

Strange or eccentric in nature

Jocose or humorous in nature

Characterized by mild, good-natured teasing

Playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way

Derisive or contemptuous in nature

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Adjective

Questioning or suggesting puzzlement or curiosity

scrutinizing^US

scrutinising^UK

burning with curiosity

investigational

wanting to know

eat sleep and breathe

passionate about

enthusiastic about

twitterpated by

infatuated with

enamoured of^US

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“I recall the quizzical expressions of my classmates who wondered why an apparently healthy girl should suddenly report ill.”

Adjective

Having, or suggestive of, doubt or disbelief

having reservations

not born yesterday

lacking confidence

been hit before

have misgivings

have reservations

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“Her expression is pained, quizzical and defensive, as if expecting a tirade of criticism at every turn.”

Adjective

Strange or eccentric in nature

out in left field

unrepresentative

uncharacteristic

out of the ordinary

individualistic

out of the common

personalized^US

personalised^UK

incomprehensible

off the beaten track

individualized^US

individualised^UK

differentiating

recognizable^US

unrecognized^US

unrecognised^UK

recognisable^UK

weird and wonderful

few and far between

beyond your ken

distinguishable

thin on the ground

previously unencountered

outside one's experience

not tightly wrapped

out of this world

like nothing on earth

foreign-looking

off the beaten path

of doubtful honesty

open to question

not quite right

under suspicion

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“It's a period drama that's won me over with its off-kilter leads and quizzical story.”

Adjective

Jocose or humorous in nature

tongue-in-cheek

hysterically funny

good-humored^US

good-humoured^UK

killingly funny

too funny for words

screamingly funny

extremely amusing

tongue in cheek

a barrel of laughs

outrageously funny

a laugh a minute

pulling one's leg

quick on the draw

quick on the uptake

mincingly clever

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“This report would probably be received by the officer with a good-humored laugh, and perhaps a quizzical joke on the occasion.”

Adjective

Characterized by mild, good-natured teasing

tongue-in-cheek

tongue in cheek

pulling one's leg

good-humoured^UK

good-humored^US

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“It was clear to Belinda, listening to the quizzical banter among her cousins, that they had no inkling of their adored father's amorous dalliances.”

Adjective

Playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way

Adjective

Derisive or contemptuous in nature

uncomplimentary

tongue-in-cheek

full of contempt

high and mighty

high-and-mighty

self-glorifying

self-congratulatory

self-opinionated

self-centred^UK

self-centered^US

extremely critical

full of oneself

too big for your boots

rubbing the wrong way

quietly humorous

putting on airs

on your high horse

politically incorrect

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

dishonouring^UK

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