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quizzical

quiz·zi·cal

UK/ˈkwɪzɪkəl/ US/ˈkwɪzʌkʌl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)

  • “his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air” Lawrence Durrell
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2.

perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)

  • “he had a quizzical expression”
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Origin

From quiz + -ical.

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