freakish
Americanadjective
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queer; odd; unusual; grotesque.
a freakish appearance.
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whimsical; capricious.
freakish behavior.
adjective
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of, related to, or characteristic of a freak; abnormal or unusual
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unpredictable or changeable
freakish weather
Other Word Forms
- freakishly adverb
- freakishness noun
- unfreakish adjective
- unfreakishly adverb
- unfreakishness noun
Etymology
Origin of freakish
Example Sentences
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In it she leans into how interconnected humanity is and, again, offers what she calls her “freakish hope” for readers.
From Los Angeles Times
I try not to be as freakish as I used to be — I used to bring a cooler with me.
From Los Angeles Times
So instead they visited the Royal Exhibition of Pteridological Rarities, a small but fascinating collection of freakish ferns.
From Literature
He had an almost freakish ability to identify shadowy motives.
From Literature
The makers of “Predator: Badlands” certainly had themselves a fine time dreaming up freakish sources of danger on a faraway planet.
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