freak´ish|ness

freak´ish|ness
freak|ish «FREE kihsh», adjective.
1. full of freaks; very queer or unusual: »

The famous actress had a freakish disposition.

2. capricious; whimsical: »

the bounds of freakish youth (William Cowper).

3. of the nature of a freak; queer; grotesque: »

Some forms of cactus appear freakish.

freak´ish|ly, adverb.
freak´ish|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • freak´ish|ly — freak|ish «FREE kihsh», adjective. 1. full of freaks; very queer or unusual: »The famous actress had a freakish disposition. 2. capricious; whimsical: »the bounds of freakish youth (William Cowper). 3. of the nature of a freak; queer; …   Useful english dictionary

  • freak|ish — «FREE kihsh», adjective. 1. full of freaks; very queer or unusual: »The famous actress had a freakish disposition. 2. capricious; whimsical: »the bounds of freakish youth (William Cowper). 3. of the nature of a freak; queer; …   Useful english dictionary

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  • freak — freak·ish; freak; freak·ery; freak·i·ness; freak·ing; freak·ish·ly; freak·ish·ness; …   English syllables

  • freakishness — freak·ish·ness …   English syllables

  • freakish — freak•ish [[t]ˈfri kɪʃ[/t]] adj. 1) unusual; odd; grotesque: a freakish appearance[/ex] 2) whimsical; capricious: freakish changes[/ex] • Etymology: 1645–55 freak′ish•ly, adv. freak′ish•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Freakish — Freak ish, a. Apt to change the mind suddenly; whimsical; capricious. [1913 Webster] It may be a question whether the wife or the woman was the more freakish of the two. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] Freakish when well, and fretful when she s sick.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Freakishly — Freakish Freak ish, a. Apt to change the mind suddenly; whimsical; capricious. [1913 Webster] It may be a question whether the wife or the woman was the more freakish of the two. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] Freakish when well, and fretful when she …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Freakishness — Freakish Freak ish, a. Apt to change the mind suddenly; whimsical; capricious. [1913 Webster] It may be a question whether the wife or the woman was the more freakish of the two. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] Freakish when well, and fretful when she …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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