"weird and wonderful" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈwɪə(ɹ)d ən ˈwʌndə(ɹ)fəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-weird and wonderful.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more weird and wonderful [comparative], most weird and wonderful [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} weird and wonderful (comparative more weird and wonderful, superlative most weird and wonderful)
  1. Delightfully unusual.

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