quizzical

adj.

1. Suggesting puzzlement; questioning.
2. Teasing; mocking: "His face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air" (Lawrence Durrell).
3. Eccentric; odd.

quizzicality quiz'zi·cal'i·ty (-kăl'ĭ-tē) n.
quizzically quiz'zi·cal·ly adv.

adj

Definition: confused, curious in appearance
Antonyms: certain, understanding

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IN BRIEF: Showing puzzlement. Also: Good-natured teasing.

The dog had a quizzical look on its face as it watched the rabbit bound by.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)
  Synonyms: mocking, teasing

Meaning #2: perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
  Synonym: questioning

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - spottende, drilagtig, komisk, løjerlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
grappig, vreemd, plagerig, enigszins perplex

Français (French)
adj. - interrogateur

Deutsch (German)
adj. - spöttisch, seltsam, fragend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - περιπαικτικός, ερωτηματικός, (για ματιά) απορημένη

Italiano (Italian)
scherzoso, strambo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - zombeteiro, excêntrico

Русский (Russian)
озадаченный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - burlón, extraño, curioso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - frågande, undrande, spefull ,retsam, komisk, lustig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
滑稽的, 有疑问的, 逗弄的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 滑稽的, 有疑問的, 逗弄的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 놀리는, 조롱하는, 난처한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 悪ふざけ好きの, 奇妙な, 不審そうな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) (نظرة) هزليه أو هازئه أو ساخرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮תוהה, נבוך, מצחיק, בוחן, לעגני, מקנטר, מוזר, קומי‬

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