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queerish

queerish adjective: somewhat queer.

Adjective

queerish (comparative more queerish, superlative most queerish)

  1. Somewhat queer.
    • I expect to have an interesting time and penetrate into queerish places.1924, Edward Morgan Forster, A Passage to India
    Synonyms:
    oddish

Synonyms of queerish

Forms of queerish

comparativemore queerish
superlativemost queerish

Origin of queerish

From queer + -ish.

Words formed from queerish

Questions about queerish

What does queerish mean?
Queerish means somewhat queer.
What part of speech is queerish?
Queerish is an adjective.

Words near queerish in the dictionary

  1. queering
  2. queering someone's pitch
  3. queering up
  4. queerings
  5. queerious
  6. queerish
  7. queerishly
  8. queerishness
  9. queerism
  10. queerities
  11. queerity

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