queem

English

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Scots

Alternative forms

• quim, queme

Etymology

From Middle English queme, from Old English cwēme, ġecwēme (“pleasant, pleasing, acceptable, fit”), from Proto-West Germanic *kwāmī, from Proto-Germanic *kwēmijaz (“convenient, appropriate, pleasing”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (“to come, go”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkwim]

Adjective

queem

1. pleasant, calm, smooth
2. close-fitting or well-fitting, snug

Adverb

queem

1. exactly, neatly, snugly
2. smoothly, pleasantly, without snags or hitches

Verb

queem

1. to fit snugly, fall into place, coincide with
2. to make something fit, fall into place.