1queer 
/ˈkwiɚ/ adjective
queer·er; queer·est /ˈkwiɚ/ adjective 1 old-fashioned : odd or unusual
▪ The sky was a queer shade of red. ▪ a queer odor ▪ I had a queer feeling that something bad was about to happen. ▪ He's a bit queer in the head. [=he's mentally strange or unwell; he's slightly crazy] — see also queer fish at 1fish 2 informal + usually offensive : homosexual ◊Queer in this sense is offensive in most of its uses, but it is also now sometimes used in a neutral or positive way especially by some homosexual and bisexual people.
▪ queer culture ▪ She is interested in taking a class in queer studies.
▪ The sky was a queer shade of red. ▪ a queer odor ▪ I had a queer feeling that something bad was about to happen. ▪ He's a bit queer in the head. [=he's mentally strange or unwell; he's slightly crazy] — see also queer fish at 1fish
▪ queer culture ▪ She is interested in taking a class in queer studies.
— queer·ly adverb
▪ a queerly shaped cloud ▪ He looked at her queerly.
▪ a queerly shaped cloud ▪ He looked at her queerly.
— queer·ness noun [noncount]
