"quizzical" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: kwiz-i-kuhl Forms: quizzical [positive], more quizzical [comparative], most quizzical [superlative]
Head templates: {{adjective|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something that is odd or weird.
    Sense id: simple-quizzical-en-adj-lWxmAk4b
  2. When something is quizzical, it is puzzling.
    Sense id: simple-quizzical-en-adj-jpl8Nd1C
  3. Something that is questionable.
    Sense id: simple-quizzical-en-adj-KnJqZQF9
     
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