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weirdest |
Overview of adj weird The adj weird has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (8) eldritch, weird, uncanny, unearthly -- (suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; "an eldritch screech"; "the three weird sisters"; "stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy "an unearthly light"; "he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsley) 2. weird -- (strikingly odd or unusual; "some trick of the moonlight; some weird effect of shadow"- Bram Stoker) Antonyms of adj weird 2 senses of weird Sense 1 eldritch, weird, uncanny, unearthly INDIRECT (VIA supernatural) -> natural Sense 2 weird INDIRECT (VIA strange) -> familiar Similarity of adj weird 2 senses of weird Sense 1 eldritch, weird, uncanny, unearthly => supernatural (vs. natural) Sense 2 weird => strange (vs. familiar), unusual Attributes of adj weird Familiarity of adj weird weird used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj weird weird Overview of adj weird The adj weird has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (8) eldritch, weird, uncanny, unearthly -- (suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; "an eldritch screech"; "the three weird sisters"; "stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy "an unearthly light"; "he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsley) 2. weird -- (strikingly odd or unusual; "some trick of the moonlight; some weird effect of shadow"- Bram Stoker)
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