a. [ Compar. Queerer superl. Queerest. ] [ G. quer cross, oblique, athwart (cf. querkopf a queer fellow), OHG. twer, twerh, dwerah; akin to D. dvars, AS, þweorh thwart, bent, twisted, Icel. þverr thwart, transverse, Goth. þwaìrhs angry, and perh. to L. torqyere to twist, and E. through. Cf. Torture, Through, Thwart, a. ] 1. At variance with what is usual or normal; differing in some odd way from what is ordinary; odd; singular; strange; whimsical; as, a queer story or act. “ A queer look.” W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Mysterious; suspicious; questionable; as, a queer transaction. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
3. homosexual. [ disparaging and offensive ] [ PJC ]