quare

British  

/ kwɛə /

adjective

1. remarkable or strange

   a quare fellow

2. great or good

   you're in a quare mess

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Etymology

Origin of quare

probably variant of _queer

Example Sentences

In a similar spirit, “Quare Dance,” a project she plans to develop further, embraces all the layers of her identity.

From New York Times

The main setting is a female prison inspired by “The Auld Triangle,” the song from Brendan Behan’s play “The Quare Fellow,” most recently re-popularized by the film “Inside Llewyn Davis.”

From New York Times

In fact, average B-class office space surpasses its Silicon Valley counterpart, which rents for under $46 pers quare foot.

From Forbes

"Probable quare" still makes me laugh.

From The Guardian

"It's a quare way ye have of jabberin' all through the night that a body can't get a wink of slape," came the querulous tones of Granny from her pallet in the farther corner of the inner room.

From Project Gutenberg