quirkyadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈkwəːki/, U.S.

/ˈkwərki/

Forms: see quirk n.¹ and -y suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quirk n.¹, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < quirk n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier quirking adj.¹, quirkish adj.

A. adj.

1. Characterized by quirks or quibbles; given to quibbling; tricky, wily, cunning. Cf. quirk n.¹ 1a. Scottish in later use. Sc. National Dict. at quirk n., records the sense as still in use in Aberdeenshire, Angus, Banffshire, and Kirkcudbright in 1967.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adjective] > capricious or whimsical

startfulmood?a1300

wildc1350

volage?a1366

gerfulc1374

geryc1386

wild-headeda1400

skittishc1412

gerish1430

shittle1440

shittle-witted1448

runningc1449

volageous1487

glaikit1488

fantasious1490

giggish1523

tickle or light of the sear?1530

fantastical1531

wayward1531

wantona1538

peevish1539

light-headed1549

humoral1573

unstaid1579

shittle-headed1580

toy-headed1581

fangled1587

humorous1589

choiceful1591

toyish1598

tricksy1598

skip-brain1603

capricious1605

humoursome1607

planetary1607

vertiginous1609

whimsieda1625

ingiddied1628

whimsy1637

toysome1638

cocklec1640

mercurial1647

garish1650

maggoty1650

kicksey-winseya1652

freakish1653

humourish1653

planetic1653

whimsical1653

shittle-braineda1655

freaking1663

maggoty-headed1667

maggot-pated1681

hoity-toity1690

maggotish1693

maggot-headeda1695

whimsy-headed1699

fantasque1701

crotchetly1702

quixotic1718

volatile1719

holloweda1734

conundrumical1743

flighty1768

fly-away1775

dizzy1780

whimmy1785

shy1787

whimming1787

quirky1789

notional1791

tricksome1815

vagarish1819

freakful1820

faddy1824

moodish1827

mawky1837

erratic1841

rockety1843

quirkish1848

maggoty-pated1850

crotchetya1854

freaksome1854

faddish1855

vagrom1882

fantasied1883

vagarisome1883

on-and-offish1888

tricksical1889

freaky1891

hobby-horsical1893

quirksome1896

temperamental1907

up and down1960

untogether1969

fanciful-

fantastic-

1789 Hieroglyphick 83 The discussers and hearers of such Absurdities, with their dry quirky Declamation in the old Nature.

1806 R. Jamieson Pop. Ballads I. 297 Tam Tod was an ald-farran birkie,..Slee, snackie, and wilie, and quirkie.

1823 J. Galt Entail II. xviii. 164 A quirkie bodie, capable o' making law no law at a'.

1898 A. Balfour To Arms xiv. 153 Out upon you for a quack—a quirky quibbling quack, Sir.

1913 Northern Scot. 17 May ‘A' ll chance it,’ thocht the quirky loon.

1933 D. A. Mackenzie Stroopie Well 5 No grannies bake sweet oaten cake For bairns wha deem they are so quirky.

2008 Cromarty Fisherfolk Dial. (Am Baile) 16 Quirky, cunning, wily.

2. Characterized by certain unexpected, odd, or unusual traits; idiosyncratic, eccentric; peculiar, unusual. Cf. quirk n.¹ 5.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [adjective] > odd

quaintc1325

awkc1440

queer?a1513

odd1578

quaintish1594

odd-conceiteda1616

odd-ceited1652

whimsical1675

singulara1684

eccentric1685

oddish1705

rummish1709

comical1713

odd-like1718

rum1750

queerish1775

funny1793

quare1805

rummy1828

kinky1844

quirkish1848

quirky1873

odd-gates1906

funny-peculiar1916

antrin1925

off-brand1929

fanciful-

1873 Elfland i, in E. Carpenter Narcissus & Other Poems 64 I saw a quaint and quirky scene.

1934 Eng. Jrnl. 23 715 The yielding to a quirky technique.

1966 New Statesman 8 July 62/3 It was perhaps unduly testing to place two substantial new works in the same programme; it was certainly quirky to preface them with Poulenc's Organ Concerto.

1976 National Observer (U.S.) 31 July 6/4 (advt.) We're fascinated by strange, quirky questions that can lead us into corners of reality most people never even think about.

1995 Field Mar. 93/3 It is a wonderfully quirky assortment of the highly decorative and the unexpected.

3. Characterized by or full of twists, turns, or flourishes. Cf. quirk n.¹ 3a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [adjective] > having many or winding curves

tortivous14..

anfractuous?a1425

tortuous1426

tortuea1500

snakish1532

winding1538

wormy1545

boughty1570

wriggled1572

sinuous1578

serpent-likea1586

crankled1594

serpent1597

snaky1600

flexuous1605

snaking1605

cringle-crangle1606

voluminous1611

serpenting?1614

serpentine1615

curvy1623

serpentizing1628

worming1631

lacinious1648

anguineous1656

anguine1657

anfractuose1680

twisting1683

vermicular1712

worm-like1721

flexuose1727

meandering1748

crinkum-crankum1766

serpentiform1777

serpentining1799

anguiform1800

ophite1828

tortuose1829

cranky1836

sinuose1836

serpentile1857

twisty1857

sinuated1859

vermiculatea1864

twinyc1868

tortive1880

crinkle-crankle1881

serpentinous1882

quirky1890

twistical1890

waggly1894

wriggly1901

squiggly1902

wiggly1903

contortionate1911

wig-waggy1914

curvaceous1965

1890 in Cent. Dict. Quirky, abounding in quirks or twists.

1896 N. Munro Lost Pibroch 202 [The town's] quirky lanes and closes were as black as the pit.

1900 C. Murray Hamewith 16 Plain paraphrase, or quirky hymn, Come a' the same to Peter.

1946 D. Welch Jrnl. 18 Jan. (1952) 187 It was a picture gypsy's face with glowing cheeks, and the slanting eyes and quirky eyebrows made it innocent instead of wicked.

1972 E. Pargeter Bloody Field by Shrewsbury i. 46 He wore a short, close-trimmed beard that scarcely veiled the shape of a wide, mobile, quirky mouth like a jester's.

1992 Time 15 June 75/1 Theresa Rebeck's ‘Spike Heels’, which opened last week off-Broadway, is full of tart wit, feminist insight and quirky detours of plot.

B. n.

An eccentric person; a peculiar thing. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [noun] > oddness > odd person

singularist1593

singularitan1615

queer fellow1712

oddity1731

unaccountable1748

character1773

rum1788

eccentric1832

card1835

card1853

hard case1892

queer shot1900

rummy1909

hard thing1918

hardshot1924

quaint1939

odd bod1942

oddball1943

joker in the pack1963

quirky1975

1975 Publishers Weekly 21 July 62/1 Capricorn of Scotland Yard..investigates Smoky's suspect connections. He encounters quirkies aplenty.

2002 S. Lodge Managing your Money On-line ii. 17 A useful newswire service..including an amusing ‘business quirkies’ section whose recent articles included ‘Businesses blame cats and budgies for late bill payments’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quirky
释义	quirkyadj.n. Brit. /ˈkwəːki/, U.S. /ˈkwərki/ Forms: see quirk n.¹ and -y suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quirk n.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < quirk n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier quirking adj.¹, quirkish adj. A. adj. 1. Characterized by quirks or quibbles; given to quibbling; tricky, wily, cunning. Cf. quirk n.¹ 1a. Scottish in later use. Sc. National Dict. at quirk n., records the sense as still in use in Aberdeenshire, Angus, Banffshire, and Kirkcudbright in 1967. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adjective] > capricious or whimsical startfulmood?a1300 wildc1350 volage?a1366 gerfulc1374 geryc1386 wild-headeda1400 skittishc1412 gerish1430 shittle1440 shittle-witted1448 runningc1449 volageous1487 glaikit1488 fantasious1490 giggish1523 tickle or light of the sear?1530 fantastical1531 wayward1531 wantona1538 peevish1539 light-headed1549 humoral1573 unstaid1579 shittle-headed1580 toy-headed1581 fangled1587 humorous1589 choiceful1591 toyish1598 tricksy1598 skip-brain1603 capricious1605 humoursome1607 planetary1607 vertiginous1609 whimsieda1625 ingiddied1628 whimsy1637 toysome1638 cocklec1640 mercurial1647 garish1650 maggoty1650 kicksey-winseya1652 freakish1653 humourish1653 planetic1653 whimsical1653 shittle-braineda1655 freaking1663 maggoty-headed1667 maggot-pated1681 hoity-toity1690 maggotish1693 maggot-headeda1695 whimsy-headed1699 fantasque1701 crotchetly1702 quixotic1718 volatile1719 holloweda1734 conundrumical1743 flighty1768 fly-away1775 dizzy1780 whimmy1785 shy1787 whimming1787 quirky1789 notional1791 tricksome1815 vagarish1819 freakful1820 faddy1824 moodish1827 mawky1837 erratic1841 rockety1843 quirkish1848 maggoty-pated1850 crotchetya1854 freaksome1854 faddish1855 vagrom1882 fantasied1883 vagarisome1883 on-and-offish1888 tricksical1889 freaky1891 hobby-horsical1893 quirksome1896 temperamental1907 up and down1960 untogether1969 fanciful- fantastic- 1789 Hieroglyphick 83 The discussers and hearers of such Absurdities, with their dry quirky Declamation in the old Nature. 1806 R. Jamieson Pop. Ballads I. 297 Tam Tod was an ald-farran birkie,..Slee, snackie, and wilie, and quirkie. 1823 J. Galt Entail II. xviii. 164 A quirkie bodie, capable o' making law no law at a'. 1898 A. Balfour To Arms xiv. 153 Out upon you for a quack—a quirky quibbling quack, Sir. 1913 Northern Scot. 17 May ‘A' ll chance it,’ thocht the quirky loon. 1933 D. A. Mackenzie Stroopie Well 5 No grannies bake sweet oaten cake For bairns wha deem they are so quirky. 2008 Cromarty Fisherfolk Dial. (Am Baile) 16 Quirky, cunning, wily. 2. Characterized by certain unexpected, odd, or unusual traits; idiosyncratic, eccentric; peculiar, unusual. Cf. quirk n.¹ 5. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [adjective] > odd quaintc1325 awkc1440 queer?a1513 odd1578 quaintish1594 odd-conceiteda1616 odd-ceited1652 whimsical1675 singulara1684 eccentric1685 oddish1705 rummish1709 comical1713 odd-like1718 rum1750 queerish1775 funny1793 quare1805 rummy1828 kinky1844 quirkish1848 quirky1873 odd-gates1906 funny-peculiar1916 antrin1925 off-brand1929 fanciful- 1873 Elfland i, in E. Carpenter Narcissus & Other Poems 64 I saw a quaint and quirky scene. 1934 Eng. Jrnl. 23 715 The yielding to a quirky technique. 1966 New Statesman 8 July 62/3 It was perhaps unduly testing to place two substantial new works in the same programme; it was certainly quirky to preface them with Poulenc's Organ Concerto. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 31 July 6/4 (advt.) We're fascinated by strange, quirky questions that can lead us into corners of reality most people never even think about. 1995 Field Mar. 93/3 It is a wonderfully quirky assortment of the highly decorative and the unexpected. 3. Characterized by or full of twists, turns, or flourishes. Cf. quirk n.¹ 3a. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [adjective] > having many or winding curves tortivous14.. anfractuous?a1425 tortuous1426 tortuea1500 snakish1532 winding1538 wormy1545 boughty1570 wriggled1572 sinuous1578 serpent-likea1586 crankled1594 serpent1597 snaky1600 flexuous1605 snaking1605 cringle-crangle1606 voluminous1611 serpenting?1614 serpentine1615 curvy1623 serpentizing1628 worming1631 lacinious1648 anguineous1656 anguine1657 anfractuose1680 twisting1683 vermicular1712 worm-like1721 flexuose1727 meandering1748 crinkum-crankum1766 serpentiform1777 serpentining1799 anguiform1800 ophite1828 tortuose1829 cranky1836 sinuose1836 serpentile1857 twisty1857 sinuated1859 vermiculatea1864 twinyc1868 tortive1880 crinkle-crankle1881 serpentinous1882 quirky1890 twistical1890 waggly1894 wriggly1901 squiggly1902 wiggly1903 contortionate1911 wig-waggy1914 curvaceous1965 1890 in Cent. Dict. Quirky, abounding in quirks or twists. 1896 N. Munro Lost Pibroch 202 [The town's] quirky lanes and closes were as black as the pit. 1900 C. Murray Hamewith 16 Plain paraphrase, or quirky hymn, Come a' the same to Peter. 1946 D. Welch Jrnl. 18 Jan. (1952) 187 It was a picture gypsy's face with glowing cheeks, and the slanting eyes and quirky eyebrows made it innocent instead of wicked. 1972 E. Pargeter Bloody Field by Shrewsbury i. 46 He wore a short, close-trimmed beard that scarcely veiled the shape of a wide, mobile, quirky mouth like a jester's. 1992 Time 15 June 75/1 Theresa Rebeck's ‘Spike Heels’, which opened last week off-Broadway, is full of tart wit, feminist insight and quirky detours of plot. B. n. An eccentric person; a peculiar thing. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [noun] > oddness > odd person singularist1593 singularitan1615 queer fellow1712 oddity1731 unaccountable1748 character1773 rum1788 eccentric1832 card1835 card1853 hard case1892 queer shot1900 rummy1909 hard thing1918 hardshot1924 quaint1939 odd bod1942 oddball1943 joker in the pack1963 quirky1975 1975 Publishers Weekly 21 July 62/1 Capricorn of Scotland Yard..investigates Smoky's suspect connections. He encounters quirkies aplenty. 2002 S. Lodge Managing your Money On-line ii. 17 A useful newswire service..including an amusing ‘business quirkies’ section whose recent articles included ‘Businesses blame cats and budgies for late bill payments’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1789
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