Antonyms for quirky


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kwur-kee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwɜr ki


Definition of quirky

Origin :
  • 1806, "shifty," from quirk + -y (2). Sense of "idiosyncratic" first recorded 1960. Related: Quirkily; quirkiness.
  • adj eccentric
Example sentences :
  • Miss Hampton comes back at him with that quirky smile of hers.
  • Extract from : « Torchy, Private Sec. » by Sewell Ford
  • Without a word Bud took him, but the quirky smile hid at the corners of his mouth, and under Cash's beard still lurked the grin.
  • Extract from : « Cabin Fever » by B. M. Bower
  • She snagged a piano and pounded out barrelhouse runs in quirky time as I carried the main thread of the movement on a cello.
  • Extract from : « Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom » by Cory Doctorow

Synonyms for quirky

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