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freak⋅ish

[free-kish]
–adjective
1. queer; odd; unusual; grotesque: a freakish appearance.
2. whimsical; capricious: freakish behavior.

Origin:
1645–55; freak 1 + -ish 1


freak⋅ish⋅ly, adverb
freak⋅ish⋅ness, noun
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freak·ish   (frē'kĭsh)   
adj.  
  1. Markedly unusual or abnormal; strange: freakish weather; a freakish combination of styles.

  2. Relating to or being a freak: a freakish extra toe.

  3. Capricious or whimsical.

freak'ish·ly adv., freak'ish·ness n.
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