Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the character of a quirk; consisting of quirks, quibbles, or artful evasions.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Consisting of quirks; resembling a quirk.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective archaic Characterized by
quirks ;evasive ,tricky .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Peter later recorded Magnet hits of his ownincluding Gee Baby and the predictably quirkish Love Me, Love My Dog.
A Question of Honour Lord Michael Levy 2008
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Sometimes it lurketh under an odd Similitude: Sometimes it is lodged in a sly Question, in a smart Answer, in a quirkish
An Essay towards Fixing the True Standards of Wit, Humour, Railery, Satire, and Ridicule (1744) Corbyn Morris
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In its irrepressible vivacity it waits not for occasion, but runs on for ever, and we wish it to run on for ever: we have a sort of faith that her dreams are made up of cunning, quirkish, graceful fancies; her wits being in a frolic even when she is asleep.
Shakespeare His Life Art And Characters Hudson, H N 1872
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In its irrepressible vivacity it waits not for occasion, but runs on for ever, and we wish it to run on for ever: we have a sort of faith that her dreams are made up of cunning, quirkish, graceful fancies; her wits being in a frolic even when she is asleep.
Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England Henry Norman Hudson 1850
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This quirkish approach had worked in Texas before, at a time when the governor could go home and not be reached by telephone ” it was appropriate to a Texas sealed in on itself.
Monstre Désacré Wills, Garry 1990
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