queer adj
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queer — adj *strange, odd, erratic, eccentric, peculiar, quaint, outlandish, curious Analogous words: dubious, *doubtful, questionable: droll, funny, *laughable: bizarre, grotesque, *fantastic … New Dictionary of Synonyms
queer — {{11}}queer (adj.) c.1500, strange, peculiar, eccentric, from Scottish, perhaps from Low Ger. (Brunswick dialect) queer oblique, off center, related to Ger. quer oblique, perverse, odd, from O.H.G. twerh oblique, from PIE root *twerk to turn,… … Etymology dictionary
queer´ly — queer «kwihr», adjective, noun, verb. –adj. 1. not usual or normal; strange; odd; peculiar: »a queer way to repay a favor. That was a queer remark for her to make. The old three cornered hat, And the breeches, and all that, Are so queer! (Oliver… … Useful english dictionary
queer — [kwir] adj. [N Eng & Scot dial: via beggars cant < ? Ger quer, crosswise, in the orig. sense (MHG twer), crooked] 1. differing from what is usual or ordinary; odd; singular; strange 2. slightly ill; qualmish or giddy 3. Informal doubtful;… … English World dictionary
queer — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 strange; odd; eccentric. 2 shady; suspect; of questionable character. 3 a slightly ill; giddy; faint. b Brit. sl. drunk. 4 derog. sl. (esp. of a man) homosexual. n. derog. sl. a homosexual. v.tr. sl. spoil; put out of order … Useful english dictionary
queer — adj 1. unconventional, uncommon, unusual, unique, unorthodox, uncustomary, unwonted, rare; atypical, original, singular, exceptional, individual; unexampled, unparalleled, unprecedented, unfamiliar, uncomfortable; odd, curious, peculiar, offbeat … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
queer — [[t]kwɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] queerer, queerest, queers 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is queer is strange. [OLD FASHIONED] If you ask me, there s something a bit queer going on. 2) N COUNT People sometimes call homosexual men queers. [INFORMAL, OFFENSIVE] ADJ … English dictionary
queer — I adj. 1) queer about (there is smt. queer about them) 2) queer to + inf. (it s queer to be speaking of the heat in January) 3) queer that + clause (it s queer that he hasn t arrived yet) II v. (colloq.) (d; refl.) ( to put oneself in a bad light … Combinatory dictionary
queer — [[t]kwɪər[/t]] adj. queer•er, queer•est, v. n. adj. 1) strange or odd from a conventional viewpoint; unusually different; eccentric 2) of a questionable nature or character; suspicious; shady: something queer in the wording of the document[/ex]… … From formal English to slang
queer — queerly, adv. queerness, n. /kwear/, adj., queerer, queerest, v., n. adj. 1. strange or odd from a conventional viewpoint; unusually different; singular: a queer notion of justice. 2. of a questionable nature or character; suspicious; shady:… … Universalium
