unco-likeadj.adv.
/ˈʌŋkə(ʊ)lʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈəŋkoʊˌlaɪk/, Scottish English /ˈʌŋkəlʌik/ Scottish.
A. adj.
Strange; abnormal.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [adverb] > in a strange manner
uncouthlyc900
alangely1440
strangely1533
outlandishlikea1568
strangea1616
foreignly1654
unco-like1842
1842 D. Vedder Poems 139 Rax doon the nuts, ye uncolike loon.
1891 H. Johnston Kilmallie i. iii It's an unco-like suspicion, I'm sure.
B. adv.
In a strange manner.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [adjective] > strange
uncouthc900
unketha1275
solein1390
foreigna1393
uncoc1410
unquod1542
estrange1549
strangy1558
estrangeful1613
unco-like1636
arabesque1847
other-dimensional1934
Martian1953
weirded out1973
1636 S. Rutherford Lett. (1848) lxviii. 120 He looked fremed and unco-like upon me when I came first here.
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