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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Horror diehards will likely walk away feeling hoodwinked by a freaky trailer that promises something more extreme than what gets delivered. Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024 The original Japanese flick featured a social worker (Megumi Okina) seeing all manner of freaky ghost children in her house. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024 Since the mid-aughts, the comedian, actor, and singer has been the pride of New York’s downtown alt-cabaret scene, belting out freaky anthems and shaking her braless bust in fans’ faces at intimate venues like Joe’s Pub. Judy Berman, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024 DeVito is featured early in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice as a blue character billed as The Janitor, who has a freaky encounter with Beetlejuice’s vengeful ex-wife, Delores (Bellucci), in the Afterlife. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 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 22 Nov. 2024.

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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