quizzically

1. 1.

   in a quizzical and questioning manner

   “they looked quizzically at the doctor”

   Synonymsquestioningly

Questions about quizzically

What does quizzically mean?

quizzically means "in a quizzical and questioning manner".

How many syllables are in quizzically?

quizzically has 4 syllables: quiz-zi-cal-ly. The stress falls on "zi".

What is another word for quizzically?

Close synonyms include questioningly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is quizzically a common word?

quizzically is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.