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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The Florida State Fair starts Thursday, which means another lineup of freaky food awaits. Kathryn Varn, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025 Elsewhere, beauty this week was equal parts femme and freaky: nail art was sculptural, flipped and reversed, hair was piled high to make a poncy French monarch proud, and conceptual makeup took inspo from nature’s most ornate creatures. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025 For parental controls, YouTube already offers a separate app for children, YouTube Kids, where kids can only watch select content (even if that algorithmically served content can get pretty freaky). PCMAG, 31 Jan. 2025 The second season of the drama — which follows a high school soccer team that turns to (among many freaky behaviors) cannibalism after their plane crash lands in the Canadian wilderness, and a few of the survivors some 20 years later — wasn’t bad, per se. Photo: Courtesy Of Hbo., refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for freaky 

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 16 Feb. 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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