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adv
In a queer (strange) manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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Synonyms: eccentrically, unconventionally, oddly
Antonyms: none provided
adv
In a queer way (a way not conforming to conventional heterosexual norms), or in a way consistent with queer theory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
in a questionably unusual manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: fishily
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
in a strange manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: strangely, oddly, funnily
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English queer Middle English -ly English -ly English queerly From queer + -ly.
