queerly

ˈkwɪrli

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Definition of queerly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

behavior

Rare

in a strange manner

Rare

He looked at me queerly, as if confused.

oddly

strangely

nonconforming

Rare

in a way not conforming to norms

Rare

They dressed queerly, challenging traditional fashion norms.

oddly

strangely

unusually

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Origin of queerly

Old English, cwēre (strange) + -ly (like)

Examples of queerly in a sentence

The machine started queerly, making odd noises.
The house was queerly decorated with mismatched furniture.
He spoke queerly, with an accent nobody could place.

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French:étrangement, de manière non conventionnelle, ...
German:seltsam, eigenartig, ...
Italian:stranamente, eccentricamente, ...
Spanish:extrañamente, de manera peculiar, ...
Portuguese:estranhamente, de forma excêntrica, ...
Chinese:奇怪地, 不合规范地, ...
Japanese:奇妙に, 風変わりに, ...
Arabic:بِغَرَابَة, بِشَكلٍ غَير مَألوف, ...
Hebrew:בְּצוּרָה מוּזָרָה, בְּאוֹפֶן מְיֻחָד, ...
Russian:странно, эксцентрично, ...
Ukrainian:дивно, неконформно, ...
Hindi:अजीब तरीके से, गैर-अनुरूप तरीके से, ...
Bengali:অদ্ভুতভাবে, বেমানানভাবে, ...
Catalan:estranyament, peculiarment, ...
Czech:podivně, nekonformně, ...
Danish:mærkeligt, anderledes, ...
Dutch:vreemd, ...
Greek:παράξενα, μη συμβατικά, ...
Hungarian:furcsán, a megszokott normáktól eltérően, ...
Khmer:យ៉ាងចម្លែក, ដោយមិនស្របតាមបទដ្ឋាន, ...
Korean:이상하게, 독특하게, ...
Persian:عجیب, به شیوه‌ای ناسازگار, ...
Polish:dziwnie, dziwacznie, ...
Portuguese (BR):estranhamente, de maneira excêntrica, ...
Romanian:ciudat, neobișnuit, ...
Swedish:märkligt, annorlunda, ...
Thai:อย่างแปลกๆ, อย่างแปลกประหลาด, ...
Turkish:tuhaf bir şekilde, tuhaf, ...
Vietnamese:kỳ lạ, một cách kỳ quặc, ...

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