# verquer

verquer is a German adjective meaning “sideways”. Forms: verquerer, am verquersten.

## Forms

- Comparative: verquerer
- Superlative: am verquersten

## In other languages

- Русский: поперёк

## Meanings

1. sideways, askew, crooked (positioned out of alignment in a way that is wrong)
   - Denn unser alter Adam nimpt stäts diese Lehre verquer ins Maul — Because good old Adam always puts these teachings in his mouth sideways
2. strange, odd
   - Mein Seel, das ist ein verquerer Handel, der, den Sie anfangen wollen, aber er will mir nicht in'n Kopf […] — By my soul, that is a strange trade, what you're trying to set up here, but I can't wrap my head around it […]
3. _derogatory · colloquial_ nonsensical, absurd (of reasoning, arguments, etc.)
   - Wer sich die verqueren Debatten über "Angriffs- versus Verteidigungswaffen", über Panzer und anderes schweres Gerät, die Reichweitendiskussionen und vieles mehr aus den leider "verlorenen" Jahren 2022 und 2023 in Erinnerung ruft, […] — Those who recall the nonsensical debates about "offensive versus defensive weapons", about tanks and other heavy equipment, the debates about ranges and many other things from the unfortunately "lost" years of 2022 and 2023, […]

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