freakish

[free-kish]

adjective

1. queer; odd; unusual; grotesque.

   a freakish appearance.

2. whimsical; capricious.

   freakish behavior.

freakish

/ ˈfriːkɪʃ /

adjective

1. of, related to, or characteristic of a freak; abnormal or unusual

2. unpredictable or changeable

   freakish weather

Other Word Forms

• freakishly adverb
• freakishness noun
• unfreakish adjective
• unfreakishly adverb
• unfreakishness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of freakish¹

First recorded in 1645–55; freak ¹ + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

I try not to be as freakish as I used to be — I used to bring a cooler with me.

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So instead they visited the Royal Exhibition of Pteridological Rarities, a small but fascinating collection of freakish ferns.

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He had an almost freakish ability to identify shadowy motives.

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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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Now a known quantity, Saints reduced their kicking to Caluori to deal with the breakout star's freakish aerial ability, while the teenager struggled to get the ball in hand to show his running power.

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Related Words

• aberrant 
• bizarre 
• freaky 
• grotesque 
• odd 
• strange 
• unconventional 
• weird