Meaning & use
quizzical
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Expressing mild or amused puzzlement, especially through a facial expression.
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She gave him a quizzical look when he tried to explain the joke.
The dog tilted its head with a quizzical expression at the strange noise.
A note on using this word
Despite looking related to "quiz," the word actually comes from an older sense of "quiz" meaning an odd or eccentric person, before it referred to a test.
Words with a similar meaning
puzzledquestioning
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Words with an opposite meaning
certainknowing
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