Word
quizzical, adj.
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
<adj.all>
freq. cnt.: 1
freq. cnt.: 1
questioning
quizzical
sample sentences
"he had a quizzical expression"
semantic pointers
similar to
perplexed
playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)
<adj.all>
mocking
quizzical
teasing
sample sentences
"his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell
semantic pointers
similar to
playful