Queerly
['kwɪrli]
Definition
(adv.) in a questionably unusual manner; 'this money had been queerly come by'.
(adv.) in a strange manner; 'a queerly inscribed sheet of paper'.
Editor: Warren--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) In a queer or odd manner.
Editor: Stanton
Examples
- I'll do my best, for your sake, promised Beth, wondering why Jo looked at her so queerly. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- For a week or two, Jo behaved so queerly that her sisters were quite bewildered. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Vows, love, promises, confidences, gratitude, how queerly they read after a while! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- And she directly fetched her writing-case, smiling queerly to herself as she bent over the table where it stood. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He's been behaving very queerly, and he is very much excited. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- They war playing up queerly, but I think I've quietened 'em. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Editor: Stanton