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WEIRDLY
weirdly
(adverb) in a weird manner; “she was dressed weirdly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
weirdly (comparative more weirdly, superlative most weirdly)
in a weird manner
Anagrams
• wild rye
Source: Wiktionary
WEIRD
Weird, n. Etym: [OE. wirde, werde, AS. wyrd fate, fortune, one of the Fates, fr. weor to be, to become; akin to OS. wurd fate, OHG. wurt, Icel. ur. Worth to become.]
1. Fate; destiny; one of the Fates, or Norns; also, a prediction. [Obs. or Scot.]
2. A spell or charm. [Obs. or Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
Weird, a.
1. Of or pertaining to fate; concerned with destiny.
2. Of or pertaining to witchcraft; caused by, or suggesting, magical influence; supernatural; unearthly; wild; as, a weird appearance, look, sound, etc. Myself too had weird seizures. Tennyson. Those sweet, low tones, that seemed like a weird incantation. Longfellow. Weird sisters, the Fates. [Scot.] G. Douglas.
Note: Shakespeare uses the term for the three witches in Macbeth. The weird sisters, hand in hand, Posters of the sea and land. Shak.
Weird, v. t.
Definition: To foretell the fate of; to predict; to destine to. [Scot.] Jamieson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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