QUEERLY Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

queerly

adverb

Definition of queerly

as in strangely

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Recent Examples of queerly On the other hand, the film is, in some respects, well-served by eschewing the tropes of a typical coming-of-age-queerly tale. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026

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Adverb

Tate has never worked with a celebrity curator in this way before, and Enninful’s presence is strangely felt throughout the exhibition.

— Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
His children, still dealing with the loss of their mother, are acting strangely.

— CBS News, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of strangely

Adverb

There’s pitying chuckles to his childlike dependence on his peculiarly loyal man servant.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2026
According to Merrick, the former dressage official, a peculiarly high percentage of relatively advanced amateur riders believe, firmly and falsely, that Olympic competition is a real possibility.

— Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of peculiarly

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And this particularly large — and rather oddly shaped — coronal hole is sending some seriously speedy wind our way.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2026
But despite its stupendous production values and painstaking details, the game left me feeling oddly bereft.

— James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of oddly

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Now industry is fixated on its unusually large lithium concentrations in its massive underground aquifer.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026
Instead of letting surplus power go unused, a growing class of thermal energy storage systems is exploring an unusually simple solution—heating sand.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026

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