Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

queerious

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: quee-ri-ous
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Queer, curious: weird, odd, strange, bizarre.

Example Sentences

"Some said it was Aquarius,so queerious he'd get; But he declar'd no soda-hack should ever share his whet; His burnish'd sun was sol-o, soul-heart'ning was his cheer, And quaffing of good porter long kept him from his bier, As draughtsman he'd no equal,[…]"
"... queerious but very cozy corners , we assure you , and really it is a delightful place to be in , and it is growing bigger every day. ' "But the King does not want us to come back. We hear that he has become quite as grave as the[…]"

Etymology

Blend of queer + curious.

Inflected Forms

more queerious (comparative) most queerious (superlative)

Questions

What does queerious mean?: Queer, curious: weird, odd, strange, bizarre.
Where does queerious come from?: Blend of queer + curious.

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