freakish
pronunciation
How to pronounce freakish in British English: UK [ˈfri:kɪʃ]
How to pronounce freakish in American English: US [ˈfrikɪʃ]
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- Adjective:
- changeable
- characteristic of a freak
- conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
Word Origin
- freakish (adj.)
- 1650s, "capricious," from freak (n.) + -ish. Meaning "grotesque" is recorded from 1805. Related: Freakishly; freakishness. Keats has freakful.
Example
- 1. Flossing is no longer freakish .
- 2. Only freakish women are drawn to me .
- 3. An alien ? Some kind of freakish government experiment ?
- 4. Then how do you explain his freakish strength ?
- 5. We 'll see who 's freakish then .