weird
weird definition
weird (wird)
adjective
- Obsolete of fate or destiny
- of or about ghosts, evil spirits, or other supernatural things; unearthly, mysterious, eerie, etc.
- strikingly odd, strange, etc.; fantastic; bizarre a weird costume
- eccentric, erratic, or unconventional in behavior
Etymology: ME werde, orig. n., fate < OE wyrd, fate < the base of weorthan, to become (basic sense “what is to come”) < IE *wert-, to turn: see verse
noun
Scot. fate or destiny
weird Idioms
weird out
☆Slang to be or cause to be overwhelmed with the bizarre aspects of an experience
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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