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queerer |
Overview of adj queer The adj queer has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (9) curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular -- (beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior") 2. (1) fishy, funny, queer, shady, suspect, suspicious -- ((informal) not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior") 3. gay, queer, homophile -- (homosexual or arousing homosexual desires) Antonyms of adj queer 3 senses of queer Sense 1 curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular INDIRECT (VIA strange) -> familiar Sense 2 fishy, funny, queer, shady, suspect, suspicious INDIRECT (VIA questionable) -> unquestionable Sense 3 gay, queer, homophile(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA heterosexual, homosexual) -> bisexual INDIRECT (VIA homosexual, bisexual) -> heterosexual Similarity of adj queer 3 senses of queer Sense 1 curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular => strange (vs. familiar), unusual Sense 2 fishy, funny, queer, shady, suspect, suspicious => questionable (vs. unquestionable) Sense 3 gay, queer, homophile(postnominal) => homosexual (vs. bisexual) (vs. heterosexual) Attributes of adj queer Familiarity of adj queer queer used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj queer queer Overview of adj queer The adj queer has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (9) curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular -- (beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior") 2. (1) fishy, funny, queer, shady, suspect, suspicious -- ((informal) not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior") 3. gay, queer, homophile -- (homosexual or arousing homosexual desires)
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