Read the excerpt from part one of Trifles . HALE: Well, she looked queer . COUNTY ATTORNEY: How do you mean—queer? HALE: Well, as if she didn’t know what she was going to do next. And kind of done up. Which word has a meaning similar to “queer” as it is used in this excerpt?

In this excerpt, “queer” describes how Mrs. Wright looked—like she was unsure what to do next and unusually dressed up. Here, “queer” means strange or unusual. “Pensive” means thoughtful, while “irrational” and “doubtful” do not fit the description as closely.

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