quirky

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkwɜːrki/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkwɝki/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kwûrkē)

Inflections of 'quirky' (adj):
quirkier
adj comparative
quirkiest
adj superlative

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
quirk•y /ˈkwɜrki/USA pronunciation  adj., -i•er, -i•est. 
  1. odd, peculiar, or strange:a quirky smile; a quirky little sidestreet.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
quirk•y  (kwûrkē),USA pronunciation adj., quirk•i•er, quirk•i•est. 
  1. having or full of quirks.
  • quirk + -y1 1800–10
quirki•ly, adv. 
quirki•ness, n. 

'quirky' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Collocations: a quirky [story, article, news item, occurrence], a quirky [magazine, movie, show] (about), a quirky [take, perspective, view] (on), more...

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