Get to know Quizzically better with 5 real example sentences, the meaning.
Quizzically meaning
In a quizzical manner; as if puzzled or asking a question.
Synonyms of Quizzically
Using Quizzically
- The main meaning on this page is: In a quizzical manner; as if puzzled or asking a question.
- Useful related words include: questioningly.
- In the example corpus, quizzically often appears in combinations such as: me quizzically.
Context around Quizzically
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Quizzically
- In this selection, "quizzically" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, watched and blank stand out and add context to how "quizzically" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at it quizzically and rather and at me quizzically. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "quizzically" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with quizzically
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The quizzically blank expression I 100% always got had two effects. (11 words)
She looked at me quizzically, as if to say, “you’re miles off”. (13 words)
The other day, a dog I’d never seen before showed up on the sidewalk and looked at me quizzically. (20 words)
And Britain’s friends everywhere are currently looking at it, quizzically and rather searchingly, as it negotiates Brexit to assess whether we are shrinking back from them as well. (29 words)
About 230 miles to the north, officers went from table to table taking blood from schoolboys while the girls watched quizzically. (21 words)
The other day, a dog I’d never seen before showed up on the sidewalk and looked at me quizzically. (20 words)
Example sentences (5)
She looked at me quizzically, as if to say, “you’re miles off”.
About 230 miles to the north, officers went from table to table taking blood from schoolboys while the girls watched quizzically.
The other day, a dog I’d never seen before showed up on the sidewalk and looked at me quizzically.
The quizzically blank expression I 100% always got had two effects.
And Britain’s friends everywhere are currently looking at it, quizzically and rather searchingly, as it negotiates Brexit to assess whether we are shrinking back from them as well.
Common combinations with quizzically
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- me quizzically 2×