English-Thai Dictionary

quirky

ADJ ซึ่ง แปลกๆ  idiosyncratic sueng-plek-plek

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

QUIRKY

QUIRKY Quirk "y, a.

 

Defn: Full of quirks; tricky; as, a quirky lawyer.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

quirky

quirk y |ˈkwərkē ˈkwərki | ▶adjective ( quirkier, quirkiest ) characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits: her sense of humor was decidedly quirky. DERIVATIVES quirk i ly |-kəlē |adverb, quirk i ness |-kēnis |noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

quirky

quirky |ˈkwəːki | ▶adjective ( quirkier, quirkiest ) having or characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits or aspects: her sense of humour was decidedly quirky. DERIVATIVES quirkily adverb, quirkiness noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

quirky

quirky adjective her quirky outfits: eccentric, idiosyncratic, unconventional, unorthodox, unusual, strange, bizarre, peculiar, odd, outlandish, zany; informal wacky, freaky, kinky, way-out, far out, kooky, offbeat. ANTONYMS conventional. WORD TOOLKIT See eccentric . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them. WORD NOTE quirky Just as the British use clever as a backhanded insult, meaning “merely clever, not actually intelligent or thoughtful, ” quirky is often used to mean “mildly and harmlessly peculiar ” with “and totally uninteresting ” implied. I hate quirky and hate having it applied to my own writing. I would rather receive a negative review that didn't use this word than a rave that did. — DA Conversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

quirky

quirky adjective he had this quirky sense of humour: eccentric, idiosyncratic, unconventional, unorthodox, unusual, strange, bizarre, weird, peculiar, odd, freakish, outlandish, offbeat, out of the ordinary, Bohemian, alternative, zany; French outré; informal wacky, freaky, kinky, way-out, far out, kooky, oddball, off the wall; N. Amer. informal in left field; bizarro. ANTONYMS conventional. WORD TOOLKIT quirky See eccentric . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

quirky

quirk y /kwə́ː r ki /形容詞 癖のある, 独特の .qu í rk i ly 副詞 qu í rk i ness 名詞