verquer

“verquer” is a German word. Its 3 meanings in English:

adjective

sideways, askew, crooked (positioned out of alignment in a way that is wrong)
strange, odd
nonsensical, absurd (of reasoning, arguments, etc.)

Etymology

Küpper supposes a univerbation of für (“for”) + quer (“crosswise”), the first part being matched to ver-. Attestations as an adverb reach as far back as the 16th century. Use as an adjective dates at least to the 18th century.

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