Quizzical — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

playfully vexing (especially by ridicule); - Lawrence Durrell

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kwˈɪzɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/kwˈɪzɪkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kwˈɪzɪkəl/

3 syllables Say it as /kwˈɪzɪkəl/.

Examples

his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air
he had a quizzical expression

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mocking questioning teasing

Parts of Speech

adjective	playfully vexing (especially by ridicule); - Lawrence Durrell “his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air”
adjective	perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know) “he had a quizzical expression”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fragend

spielerisch irritierend (besonders durch Spott); - Lawrence Durrell

🇫🇷French

narquois

vexant de manière ludique (surtout par le ridicule); -Laurent Durrell

🇪🇸Spanish

burlón

irritante en broma (especialmente mediante el ridículo); -Lawrence Durrell

🇮🇹Italian

interrogativo

scherzosamente irritante (soprattutto attraverso il ridicolo); -Lawrence Durrell

🇳🇱Dutch

spottend

speels irritant (vooral door spot); - Lawrence Durrell

🇵🇹Portuguese

interrogativo

divertidamente irritante (especialmente pelo ridículo); -Lawrence Durrell

🇷🇺Russian

насмешливый

игриво досаждающий (особенно насмешками); - Лоуренс Даррелл

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हास्योत्पादक

चंचलतापूर्वक चिढ़ाना (विशेषकर उपहास द्वारा); - लॉरेंस ड्यूरेल

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রশ্নমূলক

playfully বিরক্তিকর (বিশেষ করে উপহাস দ্বারা); - লরেন্স ডুরেল

🇮🇳Tamil

வினாடி

விளையாட்டுத்தனமாக எரிச்சலூட்டும் (குறிப்பாக கேலி மூலம்); - லாரன்ஸ் டுரெல்

🇮🇳Telugu

క్విజికల్

సరదాగా వెక్కిరించడం (ముఖ్యంగా ఎగతాళి చేయడం ద్వారా); - లారెన్స్ డ్యూరెల్

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रश्नोत्तरी

खेळकरपणे त्रासदायक (विशेषत: उपहासाने); - लॉरेन्स ड्युरेल

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રશ્નોત્તરી

રમતિયાળ રીતે વેક્સિંગ (ખાસ કરીને ઉપહાસ દ્વારા); - લોરેન્સ ડ્યુરેલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಸಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ

ತಮಾಷೆಯಾಗಿ ಕೆರಳಿಸುವ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಅಪಹಾಸ್ಯದಿಂದ); - ಲಾರೆನ್ಸ್ ಡರೆಲ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രശ്നോത്തരി

കളിയായി വിഷമിപ്പിക്കുന്ന (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് പരിഹാസത്താൽ); - ലോറൻസ് ഡറെൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਵਾਲ-ਜਵਾਬ

ਖਿਲਵਾੜ ਕਰਨਾ (ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਮਖੌਲ ਦੁਆਰਾ); - ਲਾਰੈਂਸ ਡੁਰਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

سوالیہ

کھلے دل سے غصہ کرنا (خاص طور پر طنز سے) - لارنس ڈوریل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

古怪的

顽皮地令人恼火（尤其是嘲笑）； ——劳伦斯·达雷尔

🇯🇵Japanese

訝しげな

ふざけてイライラさせる（特に嘲笑によって）。 - ローレンス・ダレル

🇰🇷Korean

이상한

장난스럽게 짜증나게 함(특히 조롱으로); - 로렌스 더렐

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hay thắc mắc

chọc tức một cách tinh nghịch (đặc biệt là bằng cách chế nhạo); - Lawrence Durrell

🇹🇭Thai

น่าสงสัย

ก่อกวนอย่างสนุกสนาน (โดยเฉพาะการเยาะเย้ย); - ลอว์เรนซ์ เดอร์เรลล์

🇮🇩Indonesian

aneh

sangat menjengkelkan (terutama dengan ejekan); -Lawrence Durrell

🇲🇾Malay

bersoal jawab

main-main menjengkelkan (terutamanya dengan ejekan); - Lawrence Durrell

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

داهية

مزعج بشكل هزلي (خاصة من خلال السخرية) ؛ - لورانس دوريل

🇮🇷Persian

سوالی

بازیگوشی آزاردهنده (مخصوصاً با تمسخر)؛ - لارنس دورل

🇹🇷Turkish

sorgulayıcı

şakacı bir şekilde sinir bozucu (özellikle alay ederek); -Lawrence Durrell

🇮🇱Hebrew

בּוֹחֵן

מרגיז בשובבות (במיוחד בלעג); - לורנס דורל

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The primary meaning of 'quizzical' is 'playfully vexing (especially by ridicule); - Lawrence Durrell'.

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