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WEERD/wɪəd/

Weird means very strange and unusual, often in an unsettling way: a weird noise; weirdly. Strange is everyday; eerie (this batch) is quieter and more atmospheric; odd is milder. Calling a scene weird is not analysis; quote the detail. Mix-up: weird vs wired; weird vs word; do not write weird as a lazy insult for a method you have not described.

Meaning

Very strange and unusual, often in an unsettling way.

Examples

• “Calling a scene weird is not analysis; quote the detail, the literature paper said.”
• “A weird result in the practical still needs the named anomaly — quote the unit.”

Good to know

weird + noun; weirdly. Everyday: strange / odd. Close atmospheric: eerie (this batch). Trap: wired / an undescribed insult. English, media, and science. Unsettlingly strange — quote the detail or the anomaly.

Near in meaning

strange, odd, eerie

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