weirdsome

English

Etymology

From weird +‎ -some.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɪədsəm/

Adjective

weirdsome (comparative more weirdsome, superlative most weirdsome)

1. Marked by weirdness; strange; mysterious.
   • 18??, Thomas Hardy, Once at Swanage:

     And all its light loomed green / As a witch-flame's weirdsome sheen

   • 2011, Michael Stephens, Madness is Catching:

     Mein Gott, what a weirdsome sight.

   • 2014, Mr Thomas McManus, Brief Moment:

     And endless with nothing but rocky specks and suns, / In everlasting chaos set in motion by someone Who has forgotten why it was set up this weirdsome way, / And ponders on the depth of it as eternal comets play, [...]

   • 2016, Carrie Chang, Fork and Spoon:

     “Mooom,” he shouted, as he got up from his yogic wheelbarrow pose, his weirdsome mouth jetting through the air as he jumped up into an exclamation of delight [...]