weird

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Synonyms: weir, wird, reird, weirs, werd, weid, weard

Antonyms: weir, wird, reird, weirs, werd, weid, weard

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Adjective

1. Having an unusually [[strange]] character or behaviour.
2. Deviating from the normal; [[bizarre]].
3. Relating to [[weird fiction#Noun|weird fiction]] ("a macabre subgenre of speculative fiction").
4. {{lb|en|archaic|_|senses}}

Noun

1. {{lb|en|archaic}} [[Fate]]; [[destiny]]; [[luck]].
2. A [[prediction]].
3. {{lb|en|obsolete|Scotland}} A [[spell]] or [[charm]].
4. That which comes to pass; a [[fact]].
5. {{lb|en|archaic|in the plural|personification}} The [[Fates]].
6. {{lb|en|uncountable|colloquial}} {{U|weirdness}}.

Verb

1. To [[destine]]; {{l|en|doom#Verb}}; change by [[witchcraft]] or [[sorcery]].
2. To [[warn]] solemnly; [[adjure]].

Adverb

1. {{lb|en|nonstandard}} In a strange manner. {{defdate|from 1970s}}

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