Strange, odd, peculiar, eccentric. Also: of questionable character; suspicious, dubious. Cf. quare, adj.

Of doubtful nature, character, or quality; not clearly in accordance with honesty, honour, respectability, wisdom, etc.

Of persons, callings, tendencies, etc.: Doubtful in character or reputation; liable to unfavourable comment or description; questionable; suspicious.

colloquial or slang in uses derived from sense 5. Of questionable character, disreputable, ‘shady’.

figurative. Of a dubious or questionable character or reputation; shady. Also: mundane, uninteresting; dull.

Of doubtful reputation.

British. In figurative use: not standard: not socially acceptable; lower-class. Also, of a worker or occupation: not manual, but not quite ‘white…