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FREAKY (freakier, freakiest)

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IPA (US): 

Irregular inflected forms: freakier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, freakiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does freaky mean? 

FREAKY (adjective)
  The adjective FREAKY has 2 senses:

1. strange and somewhat frighteningplay

2. conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusualplay

  Familiarity information: FREAKY used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FREAKY (adjective)

 Declension: comparative and superlative 
Comparative: freakier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Superlative: freakiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Strange and somewhat frightening

Context example:

the whole experience was really freaky

Similar:

strange; unusual (being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird)

Domain usage:

argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))


Sense 2

Meaning:

Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

Synonyms:

bizarre; eccentric; flakey; flaky; freakish; freaky; gonzo; off-the-wall; outlandish; outre

Context example:

outre and affected stage antics

Similar:

unconventional (not conventional or conformist)


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