freakier; freakiest
freakiness noun

Examples of freaky in a Sentence

That book was kind of freaky. a freaky kid wearing a weird hat
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Brad Pitt is zooming around in a race car, a new karate kid makes his debut (with help from the old one), a bunch of rampaging dinosaurs return, and Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are acting freaky once more. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025 Owens, a raw but freaky athlete who made the roster as an undrafted free agent last year, is the rotation wild card. Ben Standig, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025 The writer-director Isaiah Saxon’s feature debut recalls the furry, freaky children’s media of yore—movies such as Gremlins and Batteries Not Included, which existed to both spook and delight younger audiences. David Sims, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025 Where did Lucas get the freaky idea of carbon freezing Han Solo from? Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for freaky

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of freaky was in 1799

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“Freaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freaky. Accessed 17 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

freaky

adjective
freakier; freakiest
1
: characterized by caprice
2
: very strange or abnormal
a freaky appearance
a freaky coincidence

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