Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
quare adjective Irish dialect
- remarkable or strangea quare fellow
- great or goodyou’re in a quare mess
Word Origin for quare probably variant of queer Examples from the Web for quare Historical Examples of quare
She laughed at him, and answered, “That’s a quare question to be askin’, an’ me with this in my arms!”
St. John G. Ervine
It isn’t for you an’ me to be makin’ fun of their quare names.
Katharine Tynan
“What a quare feller you air to talk, Jack,” said Bob, choking up.
Edward Eggleston
“His gun has a quare sound, Captain,” said the Irishman, appealing to me.
Captain Mayne Reid
Anyhow, up there in the mountains we see a tarnal power of quare things.
Marion Zimmer Bradley