QUEERLY

queerly, fishily

(adverb) in a questionably unusual manner; “this money had been queerly come by”

queerly, strangely, oddly, funnily

(adverb) in a strange manner; “a queerly inscribed sheet of paper”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

queerly (comparative more queerly, superlative most queerly)

(dated) In a queer (strange) manner.

Synonyms: eccentrically, unconventionally, oddly

(uncommon) In a queer way (a way not conforming to conventional heterosexual norms), or in a way consistent with queer theory.

Queer pedagogy is less concerned with integrating gay and lesbian content [... and is rather] an attempt to destabilize pedagogical practice and to develop guidelines for teaching and learning queerly.

Source: Wiktionary


Queer"ly, adv.

Definition: In a queer or odd manner.

QUEER

Queer, a. [Compar. Queerer; superl. Queerest.] Etym: [G. quer cross, oblique, athwart (cf. querkopf a queer fellow), OHG. twer, twerh, dwerah; akin to D. dvars, AS, þweorh thwart, bent, twisted, Icel. þverr thwart, transverse, Goth. þwaìrhs angry, and perh. to L. torqyere to twist, and E. through. Cf. Torture, Through, Thwart, a.]

1. At variance with what is usual or normal; differing in some odd way from what is ordinary; odd; singular; strange; whimsical; as, a queer story or act. " A queer look." W. Irving.

2. Mysterious; suspicious; questionable; as, a queer transaction. [Colloq.]

Queer, n.

Definition: Counterfeit money. [Slang] To shove the queer, to put counterfeit money in circulation. [Slang]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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