"queersome" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more queersome [comparative], most queersome [superlative]
Etymology: From queer + -some. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|queer|some}} queer + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} queersome (comparative more queersome, superlative most queersome)
  1. Characterised or marked by queerness; peculiar; odd
    Sense id: en-queersome-en-adj-PzaHBDLu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -some

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          "text": "A great victory is made and, with it, a devastating loss. We, Stonewall's Brigade, must now follow another. Our commander, queersome yet brilliant, has died, shot by his own men as he audaciously sought to continue battle under a full moon.",
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