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A Word A Day : Quirk
Saturday, 27th October 2007 : Today's Word is ...
Quirk
Pronunciation : kwurk
1. A strange and unexpected turn of events
2. A peculiar habit, mannerism, or aspect of somebody's character
3. A curved shape, pattern, or decoration, e.g. a flourish in handwriting
4. Architecture groove - a continuous groove running along a molding or separating a molding from adjoining members
Origin unknown
Queerness, Quirkiness, Oddity, Crotchet, Strangeness, Unfamiliarity, Twist Of Fate, Fluke, Coincidence, Chance, Accident, Twist, Idiosyncrasy, Peculiarity, Foible, Habit, Eccentricity, Trait, Whim
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• Somewhere in his make-up there was a strange twist or quirk.
• Unfortunately for my stomach and mucous membranes, Nelson had a strange quirk of nature that made him find happiness in treating me to beer.
1. Quirkily : Adverb
2. Quirkiness : Noun
3. Quirky: Adjective
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