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
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We just survived March 2026, one of the most chaotic and freakish months in my lifetime, and probably yours too.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
LLMs suffer from a freakish need to announce their intentions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
In an opening flashback, we learn that a technician concocting a freakish T. rex littered a Snickers wrapper, causing a chain reaction that within two minutes resulted in the snacker becoming a snack.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2025
Do you worry that you’re missing someone’s use case, even if the product at issue sounds downright freakish to you or me?
From Slate • Feb. 2, 2025
The spotlight threw our pistoning shadows across the beach, ten feet tall and freakish.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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