quirkish (kwerkish)

[ Sometimes it [facetiousne ) is lodged in a sly question, in a smart answer, in a quirkish reason. Barrow , Works, I. xiv. quirky (kwer'ki), a. [ Bordered by quirky lines. Philadelphia Times, June 1, 1885. 2. Full of quirks or subterfuges; shifty; quibbling; characterized by petty tricks: as, a quirky attorney; a quirky question.-3. Merry; sportive. Hall i well. [Prov. Eng.] quirl (kwėrl), v. and n. See querl. quirlewindt, n. An obsolete dialectal form of whirlwind.