"queerer" meaning in English

See queerer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Rhymes: -ɪɹə(ɹ) Etymology: Etymology tree English queer Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English queerer From queer (adjective) + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|queer<pos:adjective>|-er<id:comparative>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English queer Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English queerer [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-izô", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-iʀō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ōzô", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ōʀō", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ra", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-er", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "queerer", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="queerer"> From queer (adjective) + -er. Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} queerer
  1. comparative form of queer: more queer. Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: queer (extra: more queer)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: queerers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪɹə(ɹ) Etymology: From queer (verb) + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|queer<pos:verb>|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} From queer (verb) + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} queerer (plural queerers)
  1. (rare) One who queers something. Tags: rare
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Etymology number: 1

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