queersome
queersome adjective: characterised or marked by queerness; peculiar; odd.
Adjective
queersome (comparative more queersome, superlative most queersome)
- Characterised or marked by queerness; peculiar; odd
- “A queersome breed of spiritualist, to my way of thinking, young man. One who summons communication from the dead, who make knocking sounds from the world beyond.”2010, Terry C. Johnston, Dance on the Wind
- “Oh, one more thing, sir, I found this queersome. She said Lieutenant Mull sent her? I don't understand it though. He's not due from Virginia for another fortnight.”2013, Leif Herrgesell, Indians, Rogues and Giants
Examples of queersome in a sentence
- Then we would rise to see his eyes crooked with a queersome madness and his fingers still aflitter.2014, Michelle Lovric, The True and Splendid History of the Harristown Sisters:
- Our commander, queersome yet brilliant, has died, shot by his own men as he audaciously sought to continue battle under a full moon.2014, Nicole R. Dickson, Here and Again:
Forms of queersome
| comparative | more queersome |
|---|---|
| superlative | most queersome |
Origin of queersome
From queer + -some.
Questions about queersome
- What does queersome mean?
- Queersome means characterised or marked by queerness; peculiar; odd.
- How do you use queersome in a sentence?
- Then we would rise to see his eyes crooked with a queersome madness and his fingers still aflitter.
- What part of speech is queersome?
- Queersome is an adjective.
Words near queersome in the dictionary
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