quare
Britishadjective
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remarkable or strange
a quare fellow
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great or good
you're in a quare mess
Etymology
Origin of quare
probably variant of queer
Example Sentences
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Boys, oh! but he was the quare poet!
From Humours of Irish Life by Various
“The three legs of it look mighty quare, stickin’ up,” says she.
From Humours of Irish Life by Various
But I seed quare wings whirrin' outten dat swamp jus' 'fo' days atter de surrender, an' I seed 'em near 'bout eve'y day since.
From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration
Ah, wisha, Miss Clodagh," she began in a voice that trembled between chagrin and an inherent sense of hospitality, "isn't that a quare thing for you to be doin' now?
From The Gambler A Novel by Katherine Cecil Thurston
Why, that's rather a quare answer," resumed Tinsley, after pondering a moment till he had comprehended the innuendo; "but I suppose ladies must be allowed to say what they please.
From Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners by Eliza Leslie
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