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LrdRas at aol.com
Mon Mar 6 21:21:53 PST 2000
In a message dated 3/6/00 3:19:04 PM Eastern Standard Time,
christirigby at pcisys.net writes:
<< weird >>
weird [2] (adjective)
First appeared 15th Century
1 : of, relating to, or caused by witchcraft or the supernatural : MAGICAL
2 : of strange or extraordinary character : ODD, FANTASTIC
-- weird*ly (adverb)
-- weird*ness (noun)
synonym WEIRD, EERIE, UNCANNY mean mysteriously strange or fantastic. WEIRD
may imply an unearthly or supernatural strangeness or it may stress queerness
or oddness <weird creatures from another world>. EERIE suggests an uneasy or
fearful consciousness that mysterious and malign powers are at work <an eerie
calm preceded the bombing raid>. UNCANNY implies disquieting strangeness or
mysteriousness <an uncanny resemblance between total strangers>.
weird [1] (noun)
[Middle English wird, werd, from Old English wyrd; akin to Old Norse urthr
fate, Old English weorthan to become -- more at WORTH]
First appeared before 12th Century
1 : FATE, DESTINY; especially : ill fortune
2 : SOOTHSAYER
<sigh>
Ras
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