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Definition of Queerish
1. a. Rather queer; somewhat singular.
Definition of Queerish
1. Adjective. Somewhat queer. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Queerish
1. somewhat queer [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Queerish
Literary usage of Queerish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Scottish Gallovidian Encyclopedia by John Mactaggart (1876)
"... and should any write against this queerish book and myself, with the high
swinging language of damnation, mine eldritch jaw should never be opened in ..."
2. Legislative Document by New York (State). Legislature (1919)
"The driver smiled a queerish smile And simply said, it pays. John gazed with
admiration deep Upon the rapids grand, Which up in seeming merriment Leapt high ..."
3. The Gem: A Literary Annual by Thomas Hood (1829)
"It's gey and queerish." " Od! James," answered I, " ye take every thing very ...
queerish, man! do ye not see that?" added I, shoving down his head mostly ..."
4. The Life of Mansie Wauch: Tailor in Dalkeith by David Macbeth Moir (1868)
"It's gey an' queerish." " 'Od, James," answered I, "ye take every thing very
canny; you're a philosopher, to be sure; but, I daresay, if the moon was to ..."
5. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1902)
"You Englishmen go to work in a queerish kind of way,' said he, ' you send soldiers
to live on an island where non« but sailors can be of use/ 1834. ..."
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