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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. ANT 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. — DAConversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage. |