strikingly odd or unusual
adjective (modifies a noun)
weirder
weirdest
"some trick of the moonlight; some weird effect of shadow" - Bram Stoker
Old English wyrd "fate, destiny" (Noun), literally "that which comes", from...
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suggestive of or relating to the supernatural; eerie | strange or bizarre | [archaic] of or relating to fate or the Fates | [archaic, Scottish] fate ... (23 of 483 words, 7 definitions, 9 usage examples, pronunciation)
"fate", "destiny" ; especially, ill fortune | "soothsayer" (7 of 44 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)
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of, relating to, or caused by witchcraft or the supernatural; "magical" | of strange or extraordinary character; "odd", "fantastic" (18 of 399 words, 2 definitions, 3 usage examples, pronunciation)
[archaic, except in Scottish] Fate; destiny; luck. | A prediction. | A spell or charm. | That which comes to pass; a fact. | [archaic, plural] The Fates (personified). | Connected with fate or destiny; able to influence fate. | Of or pertaining to... (38 of 157 words, 14 definitions, 5 usage examples, pronunciations)
suggesting something supernatural; unearthly | [informal] very strange; bizarre | [archaic] connected with fate. | [archaic, Scottish] : a person's ... (17 of 149 words, 5 definitions, 4 usage examples, pronunciation)
Of, relating to, or suggestive of the preternatural or supernatural. | Of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange. | [archaic] Of or relating ... (22 of 100 words, 7 definitions, pronunciation)
very strange and unusual, unexpected or not natural (8 of 78 words, 4 usage examples, pronunciations)
an umbrella term for sexual minorities. Queer may also refer to: Queer (novel), a 1985 short novel by William S. Burroughs | "Queer" (song), a 1995 song by the band Garbage | Queer (Thompson Twins album), the last album by the Thompson Twins | Queer,... (42 of 74 words, 4 definitions)
[obsolete] of fate or destiny | of or about ghosts, evil spirits, or other supernatural things; unearthly, mysterious, eerie, etc. | strikingly odd, ... (21 of 71 words, 4 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
strange and unusual, sometimes in a way that upsets you (10 of 51 words, 2 usage examples, pronunciation)
involving or suggesting the supernatural; unearthly or uncanny. | fantastic; bizarre. | [archaic] concerned with or controlling fate or destiny. | ... (18 of 47 words, 5 definitions, 2 usage examples, pronunciation)
strange or unusual | belonging to or suggesting the supernatural | relating to or influenced by fate (archaic) (16 of 48 words, 3 definitions, pronunciation)
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Origin: Old English wyrd "fate, destiny" (Noun), literally "that which comes", from Proto-Germanic *wurthis (compare Old Saxon wurd, Old ... (18 of 115 etymology words)
Origin: Middle English werde, wierde, wirde, wyrede, wurde, from Old English wyrd, wurd ("that which happens, fate, chance, fortune, destiny, Fate, the Fates, Providence, event, phenomenon, transaction, fact, ... (27 of 67 etymology words)
Origin: Old English wyrd "destiny", of Germanic origin. The adjective (late Middle English) originally meant "having the power to control destiny", and ... (21 of 51 etymology words)
Origin: Middle English werde, originally noun, fate from Old English wyrd, fate from the base of weorthan, to become (basic sense "what ... (21 of 31 etymology words)
Origin: Middle English werde, fate, having power to control fate, from Old English wyrd, fate; see wer- [entry 2] in Indo-European roots.
Origin: Old English (ge) wyrd destiny; related to weorthan to become, Old Norse urthr bane, Old Saxon wurd; see worth2
First use: before 12th century
Origin: Middle English wird, werd, from Old English wyrd; akin to Old Norse urthr fate, Old English weorthan to become
Origin: Old English wyrd "fate" from Indo-European, "turn"
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