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quizzical
('kw/I/z/I/k/@/l )

adjective (a)

  • Relating to quizzing; given to quizzing; of the nature of a quiz; farcical; sportive.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)(adj.all)
    Example:
    His face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air.
    Synonym:
    mocking, teasing
    source: wordnet30
  • perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)(adj.all)
    Example:
    He had a quizzical expression.
    Synonym:
    questioning
    source: wordnet30
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