quizzical
adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)
his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air
Related & opposite
- playful similar to
Sense 2 adjective
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
he had a quizzical expression
Related & opposite
- perplexed similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | playful |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | perplexed |