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quirk(1) (iou)



quirk noun. M16.
[Origin unkn.]
I.
A verbal subtlety, evasion, or trick; a quibble; use of quibbles, quibbling. Now rare. M16.
b. A clever or witty saying; a quip. L16.
A sudden or unexpected twist, turn, or bend; spec. a stylistic variation or flourish in music, drawing, writing, etc. L16.
a. A peculiarity of behaviour. E17.
D. Athill They had their charms, their interesting quirks. E. Pawel This..quirk of his made it..impossible for anyone to share their meals with him.
b. A sudden or peculiar feature or result (of an event); an anomaly, a freak. M20.
A. N. Wilson An odd and cruel quirk of Fortune. T. Heald There were too many elections under consideration for this to be some sort of statistical quirk.
II.
An addition or removal; (a piece of) a thing inserted or cut out; spec. (a) = CLOCK noun2; (b) a square or diamond-shaped insert between the fingers of a glove to allow greater movement and flexibility; (c) rare an irregular pane of glass; (d) Architecture an acute hollow between convex or other mouldings. M16.
quirkily adverb in a quirky manner M20.
quirkiness noun the quality of being quirky L19.
quirkish adjective (a) of the nature of a quirk; (b) idiosyncratic; erratic: L17.
quirky adjective (a) subtle, tricky; (b) characterized by twists, turns, or flourishes; (c) characterized by unexpected or peculiar traits; idiosyncratic; eccentric: E19.