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FREAKY (freakier, freakiest)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does freaky mean?
• FREAKY (adjective)
The adjective FREAKY has 2 senses:
1. strange and somewhat frightening
2. conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
Familiarity information: FREAKY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Declension: comparative and superlative |
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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