queerly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English queer Middle English -ly English -ly English queerly From queer + -ly.
Meanings
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(dated) In a queer (strange) manner.
Little Sea grumbled in her sleep, while Desire, with wide-open, faunlike eyes, stared queerly at me.
1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 118:
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(uncommon) In a queer way (a way not conforming to conventional heterosexual norms), or in a way consistent with queer theory.
Queer Pedagogy Kevin C. Franck Queer pedagogy is less concerned with integrating gay and lesbian content [... and is rather] an attempt to destabilize pedagogical practice and to develop guidelines for teaching and learning queerly.
2005, James Thomas Sears, Youth, Education, and Sexualities: K-Z, →ISBN, page 680:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most queerly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more queerly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |