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weird

1. weird \'wi(*)rd\ n [ME wird, werd, fr. OE wyrd; akin to ON urthr fate, 
   OE]weorthan to become - more at WORTH 1a: FATE, DESTINY; esp : ill fortune  
   cap  1b: FATE, NORN  2: SOOTHSAYER 
2. weird aj archaic  1: of, relating to, or dealing with fate or the Fates  
   2a: of, relating to, or caused by witchcraft or the supernatural : MA GICAL 
   2b: UNEARTHLY, MYSTERIOUS  3: of strange or extraordinary character : ODD, 
   FANTASTIC  fantastic. WEIRD may imply an unearthly or preternatural 
   strangeness or it may stress queerness or oddness; EERIE suggests an uneasy 
   or fearful consciousness that mysterious and malign powers are at work; 
   UNCANNY may imply disquieting strangeness or mysteriousness, or it may 
   apply to powers or perceptions so remarkable as to seem magical - weird.ly 
   av SYN syn WEIRD, EERIE, UNCANNY mean mysteriously strange or