Quare

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Queer, strange. Appalachia, Ireland, dated

    "I was after finishing my dinner when there was quare knock on the door."

  2. 2
    A lot of, very, great. Ireland

    "He'd brought a quare amount of money with him."

Example

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"I was after finishing my dinner when there was quare knock on the door."

Etymology

Variant of queer.

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