- Quirkish
- Quirkish Quirk"ish (kw[~e]rk"[i^]sh), a. Consisting of quirks; resembling a quirk. --Barrow. [1913 Webster]
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Quirkish
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quirkish — quirk ► NOUN 1) a peculiar behavioural habit. 2) a strange chance occurrence: a quirk of fate. 3) a sudden twist, turn, or curve. DERIVATIVES quirkish adjective quirky adjective (quirkier, quirkiest) … English terms dictionary
quirkish — adjective see quirk I … New Collegiate Dictionary
quirkish — quirkˈish adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑quirk … Useful english dictionary
quirk — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1565 1. a. an abrupt twist or curve b. a peculiar trait ; idiosyncrasy c. accident, vagary < a quirk of fate > 2. a groove separating a bead or other molding f … New Collegiate Dictionary
Clarke, (Sir) Arthur C(harles) — (1917– ) The author of the screenplay (with STANLEY KUBRICK) and novel, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968), Arthur C. Clarke is now regarded as one of the most important SCIENCE FICTION authors of the 20th century. Very early in life, Clarke… … The Encyclopedia of Stanley Kubrick
quirk — noun 1》 a peculiar behavioural habit. 2》 a strange chance occurrence. 3》 a sudden twist, turn, or curve. 4》 Architecture an acute hollow between convex or other mouldings. verb move or be moved suddenly or jerkily. Derivatives quirkish adjective… … English new terms dictionary
specific — adj 1. exact, precise, pointed; made for, aimed for, directed toward, appropriate for, right for, good for; only good for or with, only effective on or with, only works on; pertinent to, apposite to, bearing upon, regarding, in respect to;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
quirk — ► NOUN 1) a peculiar behavioural habit. 2) a strange chance occurrence: a quirk of fate. 3) a sudden twist, turn, or curve. DERIVATIVES quirkish adjective quirky adjective (quirkier, quirkiest) … English terms dictionary
quirkier — quirk ► NOUN 1) a peculiar behavioural habit. 2) a strange chance occurrence: a quirk of fate. 3) a sudden twist, turn, or curve. DERIVATIVES quirkish adjective quirky adjective (quirkier, quirkiest) … English terms dictionary
quirkiest — quirk ► NOUN 1) a peculiar behavioural habit. 2) a strange chance occurrence: a quirk of fate. 3) a sudden twist, turn, or curve. DERIVATIVES quirkish adjective quirky adjective (quirkier, quirkiest) … English terms dictionary
