queerish

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as in sick
affected with nausea if you don't take that antibiotic with food, you might feel a little queerish at first

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Adjective
  • Steward said his daughter, while surfing nearby, became sick with an infection from a type of bacteria called MRSA, which is resistant to many antibiotics.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
  • It seems squarely aimed at making kids sick by discouraging vaccination.
    Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • What’s funny about that is that Alexander appears to have some Leonard Williams to his game.
    Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
  • What started out curious is going to curiouser — funny, violent and wild.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • This is just one in a series of bizarre events that unfolded on the afternoon of April 19, according to the Highlands County Sheriff's Office.
    Chris Spargo, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Even more bizarre was the depth the starlight's dip changed with every transit.
    Victoria Corless, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • And the misfortune is in our participation in that strange loop.
    Akilah Sailers, Essence, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The wish is revealing—strange and sad, and haunting in ways the biography cannot quite accommodate.
    Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • It’s been a weird year for some of the league’s best closers.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • On the other hand, this three-month gap is a little weird.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Held in the odd year after the presidential election since 1869, Virginia’s gubernatorial race is a cyclical scorecard for voters’ moods and the issues at the forefront of the national consciousness.
    Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
  • At first glance, these pieces seem to appear odd, with crooked teeth and protruding eyeballs.
    Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Images of the peculiar plant were shared in a post on Reddit shared by Grace (u/applementionpies).
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
  • The timing of Wylie’s exit is peculiar given that USC players already participated in three months of offseason training led by Wylie.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • As the former member of the pioneering rock outfit reimagined the iconic project, fans were understandably curious — and many were more than a little skeptical.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Every curious kid in the family should have no problem seeing themselves in the inquisitive bunny rabbit Elinor and her friends Olive the elephant and Ari the bat.
    DeVonne Goode, Parents, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Queerish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queerish. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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