"quare" meaning in English

See quare in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: quarer [comparative], quarest [superlative]
Etymology: Variant of queer. Etymology templates: {{m|en|queer}} queer Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} quare (comparative quarer, superlative quarest)
  1. (dated, Ireland, Appalachia, Ottawa Valley) Queer, strange. Tags: Appalachia, Ireland, dated
    Sense id: en-quare-en-adj-F2-Oxs0O Categories (other): Appalachian English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32
  2. (Ireland, used for emphasis) A lot of, very, great. Tags: Ireland
    Sense id: en-quare-en-adj-Jleoqz-0 Categories (other): Irish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: quare impedit

Inflected forms

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