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freakish

[free-kish]

Origin

adjective

queer; odd; unusual; grotesque: a freakish appearance.

whimsical; capricious: freakish behavior.

Origin:
1645–55; freak¹ + -ish¹

Related forms

freak·ish·ly, adverb

freak·ish·ness, noun

un·freak·ish, adjective

un·freak·ish·ly, adverb

un·freak·ish·ness, noun

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freakish (ˈfriːkɪʃ)

—*adj*
1.	of, related to, or characteristic of a freak; abnormal or unusual
2.	unpredictable or changeable: freakish weather

'freakishly

—*adv*

'freakishness

—n

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Word Origin & History

freakish

1650s, from freak + -ish. Related: Freakishly.

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