mærkelig — meaning in English

English meaning

• dodgy adj Dishonest or unreliable; not to be trusted.
• odd adj Strange, unusual, or not what you would expect.
• strange adjective Unusual, odd, or surprising, and not what you would expect.
• weird adj Strange, unusual, or hard to explain; not what you would normally expect.

Senses

mærkelig is used for these senses in English:

• dodgy Uncomfortable and weird.
• strange Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation.
• weird Having an unusually strange character or behaviour.

dodgy — full definition

1. adj Dishonest or unreliable; not to be trusted.
2. adj Risky, uncertain, or in poor condition.

odd — full definition

1. adj Strange, unusual, or not what you would expect.
2. adj Of a whole number: not divisible evenly by two.
3. adj Left over or unmatched, such as one item from a pair or set.
4. adj Placed after a round number to mean "a little more than".

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