Definition of QUEERLY

queerly

Adverb

  • In an unusual, strange, or unconventional manner.
  • in a strange manner
    • "a queerly inscribed sheet of paper"
  • in a questionably unusual manner
    • "this money had been queerly come by"

Adv

  • In a queer (strange) manner.
  • In a queer way (a way not conforming to conventional heterosexual norms), or in a way consistent with queer theory.

Examples

  • He stared QUEERLY at the board, trying to discern his opponent’s bizarre strategy.

Origin / Etymology

From queer + -ly.

Scrabble Score: 19

queerly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
queerly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
queerly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

queerly: valid Words With Friends Word