freakish

American  

[free-kish] / ˈfri kɪʃ /

adjective

1. queer; odd; unusual; grotesque.

   a freakish appearance.

2. whimsical; capricious.

   freakish behavior.

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freakish British  

/ ˈfriːkɪʃ /

adjective

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

2. unpredictable or changeable

   freakish weather

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of freakish

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.

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.

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From BBC

Related Words

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