queerly
1
8.3
- adverb
- /ˈkwɪrli/
:
extrañamente
- What do you care?" He gave a start and looked at her queerly for a moment.
- looked at me queerly
- acts queerly
And so there are a few remarks that you're sort of like when they say goodbye to each other, they say like, oh, love you dearly, but not queerly.
- And so there are a few remarks that you're sort of like when they say goodbye to each other, they say like, oh, love you dearly, but not queerly.
Examples
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Dave looked at me queerly.
Fiction book (1990) -
He responded to the strange news queerly, furrowing his brow in confusion.
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Look how queerly his horse is acting.
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My heart was beating queerly from the Shaykh's appeal.
Fiction book (2001) -
His heart was pounding queerly.
Fiction book (1996) -
And though it sounds silly enough, I felt queerly touched by the recollection of that forgotten companionship.
Academic text (1994) -
She acted so queerly.
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The natives behaved queerly.
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The cat looked at me queerly, as if it understood what I was saying.
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She danced queerly, moving in ways that made everyone around her smile.
Synonyms
190
3.2
In an unusual or unexpected way
150
3.4
In a strange or unexpected way
35
3.5
In a strange or unexpected way
31
4.1
In a strange or unexpected way
17
4.6
In a way that is not normal or usual
14
7.7
In a very unusual and surprising way
12
4.4
In a strange or unexpected way
12
4.7
In a way that seems strange or not natural
10
5.3
To a much higher level than usual
9
5.3
Shows that something is strange or surprising
7
7.7
In a very strange and ugly way that feels shocking
3
6.2
In a strange way that people notice
3
7.9
In a way that seems out of place for the situation
1
7.2
In a way that is different from what most people do
1
8.2
In a way that is not normal or expected
1
8.2
Seems very strange and different from what people expect
1
6.1
In a way that is not usual
1
6.8
In an odd, playful way that shows personal style
1
7.3
In a way that is different from what most people expect
1
8.1
In an unusual way that is not normal
1
7.0
In a strange way that feels like a dream
In a funny, strange way that makes people laugh
In a way that is not usual or expected
In a very strange way that feels surprising
Antonyms
How Strange
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word queerly comes from the adjective queer, which once meant 'bent' or 'off to one side'. So, queerly means 'in a strange or odd way'.